blankness
Absence of expression
Blankness is the quality of being blank—empty, unmarked, or expressionless.
It can describe a page with nothing written on it, a face showing no emotion, or a mind momentarily void of thought: The blankness in her eyes told me she hadn't heard a word.
He stared at the blankness of the screen.
Without legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- absenceState of not being
- hollownessState of being empty inside
barrenness · vacancy · emptiness · nullity · gap · hole · chasm · abyss
Failure to retain information
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
stupor · daze · fog · haze · lapse · blackout · mindlessness · obliviousness
Loss of sensation
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- indifferenceLack of interest
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
flatness · hollowness · emptiness · dispassion · unresponsiveness · aloofness · stoicism · impassivity
Heavy woven cloth
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- pageNoble's young assistant
- possibilityState of being achievable
- promiseCommitment to act
beginning · opportunity · tabula rasa · fresh start · clean slate · untapped · unrealized · latent
Lacking any covering
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unmarkedHaving no visible identification
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- featurelessHaving no distinguishing marks
generic · uniform · homogeneous · anonymous · faceless · indistinct · unremarkable · undistinguished
Without an occupant
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- emptyHolding nothing inside
stare · gaze · face · look · unreadable · inscrutable · emotionless · wooden
void
Without legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- absenceState of not being
hollowness · barrenness · vacancy · emptiness · nullity · gap · hole · chasm · abyss · oblivion
forgetfulness
Failure to retain information
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- bewildermentState of being baffled
incomprehension · stupor · daze · fog · haze · lapse · blackout · mindlessness · obliviousness · unawareness
numbness
Loss of sensation
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- indifferenceLack of interest
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
dissociation · flatness · hollowness · emptiness · dispassion · unresponsiveness · aloofness · stoicism · impassivity · withdrawal
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- pageNoble's young assistant
- possibilityState of being achievable
promise · beginning · opportunity · tabula rasa · fresh start · clean slate · untapped · unrealized · latent · nascent
bare
Lacking any covering
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- unmarkedHaving no visible identification
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
featureless · generic · uniform · homogeneous · anonymous · faceless · indistinct · unremarkable · undistinguished · unembellished
vacant
Without an occupant
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
empty · stare · gaze · face · look · unreadable · inscrutable · emotionless · wooden · stony
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
- nothingnessnothing, zero, nil, none, nada
- emptinessemptiness, void, vacuum, nothingness, vacancy
- plainnesssimplicity, bareness, starkness, spareness, unadorned
- cluelessnessobliviousness, unawareness, ignorance, clueless, vacant look
blanknessfullness
State of being complete
repleteness · completeness · richness · density · saturation
blanknessexpressiveness
Ability to convey emotion
animation · emotiveness · vivacity · liveliness · intensity
blanknesscomprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
understanding · awareness · recognition · clarity · alertness
blanket, blank, blankets, blanketed, blanked, blankly, blanking, blankety, blanker