nullity

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being null, or void, or invalid.
2. (countable, uncountable) A void act; a defective proceeding or one expressly declared by statute to be a nullity.
3. (countable, uncountable) The dimension of the kernel of a linear transformation; the dimension of the nullspace of a matrix.

Synonyms

nothingness

invalidity

nonentity

void

nihility

non-existence

trashiness

triviality

worthlessness

voidness

zero

zero mark

zero dimension

zero degree

incompetency

zero-point

invalidation

invalidness

nonexistence

nothing

oblivion

paltriness

unfilled

unreality

nonbeing

irreality

Translations

nullité

nulidad

invalidez

nul·litat

Nichtigkeit

invalidesa

ακυρότητα

Unwirksamkeit

عدم

بطلان

فناء

Ungültigkeit

Ungültigkeiten

بطل

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inviabilitat

Etymology

From Middle French nullité and its etymon Medieval Latin nūllitās, from Latin nūllus. By surface analysis, null + -ity.