ˈshu̇nyəˌtä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Sanskrit śūnyatā, literally, emptiness, void, from śūnya empty, void
1. Buddhism : the nonexistence of the elements of things and of the self
2. : ultimate truth or reality interpreted (as in Madhyamika) as absolutely devoid of distinguishing characteristics and beyond even being and nonbeing : the transcendental void