虚無的(きょむてき)

きょむてき
adjective-na
nihilistic; empty; meaningless
1. nihilistic; bleakly empty; meaning-of-life-denying
Describing a feeling, atmosphere, or outlook that everything is meaningless or hollow. Less technical than 虚無主義(きょむしゅぎ)的(てき) — applies to moods, gazes, and worldviews, not just philosophy.
彼(かれ)は虚無的(きょむてき)な目(め)をしていた。
He had nihilistic eyes.
失恋(しつれん)してから虚無的(きょむてき)な気分(きぶん)が続(つづ)いている。
Since the breakup, an empty mood has stayed with me.
彼女(かのじょ)の作品(さくひん)には虚無的(きょむてき)な世界観(せかいかん)が表(あらわ)れている。
A nihilistic worldview comes through in her works.

Compound of 虚無(きょむ) (emptiness) + 的(てき) (-like; -ic). Used about feelings, expressions, and outlooks; rarely about people directly.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 虚無的(きょむてき)な目(め): nihilistic eyes; vacant gaze
  • 虚無的(きょむてき)な表情(ひょうじょう): blank, empty expression
  • 虚無的(きょむてき)な気分(きぶん): empty mood
  • 虚無的(きょむてき)な世界観(せかいかん): nihilistic worldview

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 虚(むな)しい: empty; futile — sense of having no point; more about feeling than worldview
  • 厭世的(えんせいてき): world-weary — about being tired of the world rather than denying meaning
  • ニヒルな: nihilistic — loanword adjective with the same feel; common in casual writing
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