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leegte

Leegte is a Dutch noun meaning emptiness or void. It can denote a physical lack of content in a space, such as the leegte van een kamer, or a more abstract absence, including emotional or existential hollowness. The term is commonly used in everyday speech as well as in philosophy, art, and literature to describe a sense of nothingness, vacancy, or the feeling that something is missing.

Etymology and form: Leegte is formed from the adjective leeg, meaning empty, with the nominal suffix -te

Contexts and connotations: In architecture and urbanism, leegte can refer to open space or minimal design, sometimes

Related terms include leeg, leegmaken, leegheid, and afwezigheid.

to
mark
a
state
or
condition.
It
is
related
to
the
verb
leegmaken
(to
empty)
and
to
related
concepts
such
as
leegheid
(emptiness
as
a
quality).
In
Dutch,
de
leegte
is
often
discussed
with
nuance,
implying
not
just
space
without
content
but
a
perceptual
or
affective
gap
that
shapes
experience.
associated
with
calmness
and
clarity;
in
psychology
and
existential
thought,
it
may
signal
a
crisis
of
meaning
or
a
sense
of
void.
The
term
is
flexible
and
can
take
plural
form
leegtes
to
discuss
multiple
emptinesses
in
different
contexts.