| word | nullity |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) Nothingness. (2) A mere nothing. |
| eg_sentence | He couldn't believe she'd actually left him for that nullity—a guy with no style, no drive, no personality at all. |
| explanation | Intellectuals may speak of a book or a film as a nullity, claiming it possesses nothing original enough to justify its existence. Legal scholars also use the word; a law passed by a legislature may be called a nullity if, for example, it's so obviously unconstitutional that it's going to be shot down by the courts in no time. And if you're in an unkind mood, you're also free to call a person a nullity, if you're not instead calling him a nobody, a nonentity, or a zero. |
| IPA | nullity* |
Tags: mwvb::unit:27, mwvb::unit:27:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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