how to pronounce emptiness

/ˈɛmptiːnəs/

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emptiness is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of emptiness in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… great emptiness hits and it happens on a …”

meaning of emptiness

Emptiness means the state of being empty or lacking content.

emptiness frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word emptiness occurs in english on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.