ETYM From Empty.
1. Having an empty stomach.
2. The state of containing nothing.
In Buddhism, a central concept which may be interpreted in a variety of ways. Emptiness needs to be found for a proper state of meditation to be achieved: when a person is empty of all emotion, thought, and feelings, they are receptive to the ultimate emptiness or void of all phenomena. This insight, that nothing actually has reality of itself, lies at the heart of Buddhist philosophy in the Mahayana tradition. The Pali word for this Buddhist teaching is sunnata. It has a variety of meanings within the different traditions of Buddhism. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. gap; cf. Icel. gap an empty space, Swed. gap mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. gab mouth, opening, AS. geap expanse; as adj, wide, spacious. Related to Gape.
1. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; SYN. spread.
2. A narrow opening; SYN. crack.