/ ˈemptinəs; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ]
1.
a feeling of being sad because nothing seems to have any value :
There was an aching emptiness in her heart.
2.
the fact that there is nothing or nobody in a place :
The silence and emptiness of the house did not scare her.
3.
( formal ) a place that is empty :
He stared out at the vast emptiness that was the sea.