blankness C1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance Freq #131230 Meanings 1 noun The state of being empty, with nothing written, marked, or shown. He stared at the blankness of the page, unsure how to begin. 2 noun A lack of expression or understanding on someone's face. My question was met with a complete blankness, as if she hadn't heard a word. Etymology AI details From blank + -ness. Topics Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # blankness **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **Frequency rank:** 131230 ## Meanings 1. The state of being empty, with nothing written, marked, or shown. 2. A lack of expression or understanding on someone's face. ## Examples - He stared at the blankness of the page, unsure how to begin. - My question was met with a complete blankness, as if she hadn't heard a word. ## Etymology From blank + -ness. ## AI Etymology Blankness is from blank + -ness. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean the state of being empty, with nothing written, marked, or shown, or a lack of expression or understanding on someone's face. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown