Emptiness and Space

Emptiness

Emptiness noun - An empty area or space.

Usage example: the emptiness of outer space

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Space and emptiness are semantically related in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Space" instead a noun "Emptiness".

Nearby Words: empty, emptying, emptily

Space

Space noun - An extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing.

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Synonyms for Space

Emptiness and space are semantically related in void topic. Sometimes you can use "Emptiness" instead a noun "Space", if it concerns topics such as nothingness.

Nearby Words: spacing, spacious, spaced, spaceship, spacer

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huge	huge emptiness	huge space
black	black emptiness	black space
white	white emptiness	white space
void	void emptiness	void space

Both words in one sentence

They draw their powers from "the void", which is explained as a sort of dark energy inherent to the emptiness of space itself.

Source: Space Is Magic
This is a theorized origin of the Reavers in Firefly - that they went to the edge of known space and something they saw, whether it was the vast emptiness or something else, drove them insane.

Source: Space Madness
In addition, you can be decloaked just by being near anything, which isn't usually a problem given the emptiness of space.

Source: Useless Useful Stealth

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