When is it sensible to use 'blank' instead of 'void'?
The words blank and void are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, blank stresses the absence of any significant, relieving, or intelligible features on a surface.
// a blank wall
How does the adjective 'void' contrast with its synonyms?
Some common synonyms of void are blank, empty, vacant, and vacuous. While all these words mean "lacking contents which could or should be present," void suggests absolute emptiness as far as the mind or senses can determine.
// a statement void of meaning
In what contexts can 'vacuous' take the place of 'void'?
Although the words vacuous and void have much in common, vacuous suggests the emptiness of a vacuum and especially the lack of intelligence or significance.
// a vacuous facial expression
Greetings, my fellow fantasy fans and authors! Tonight, I come seeking your guidance and insights in trying to put into words a core concept and setting in my story.
To make a very, VERY long story short, the series of books I am trying to write deals with various characters and kingdoms coming to grips with and facing a multiversal collapse.
Basically, at the most basal strata of my setting exists what could best be described as a sea of energy. And this sea is filled to the brim with eldritch entities and creatures whose mere motions, let alone machinations, cause waves within the energy which coalesce into the physical laws upon which realities, which I call Ordered Spheres, are built. Most of which are built accidently via the machinations of Courts, unions of smaller, sentient entities, trying to keep their larger, more bestial kin subdued in an attempt to both feed on them and keep themselves from being fed upon. However, by the time my various stories have begun, something has caused the greater kin to awaken, which has caused the Courts to disperse, which is causing the laws and structure of the Ordered Spheres to collapse.
Now my question, and what I need your help with, dear reader, is what can I call this primal sea?
One thing I am trying to subvert is the idea of the " Void" or emptiness, as that is where most eldritch or Lovecraft coded creatures are often described as coming from. Things like "the void between stars" or "the void at the heart of creation." Rather, I want to go with the idea that not only is there something beyond the characters' known worlds, but this something is teeming with matter, energy, and life on such a scale as to make survival, let alone fixing the collapse, seem as short lived as a mayfly's dream.
So, any thoughts on a word or words that you can think of that could be used as an antonym for "void," or denotes an abundance or something full would be most appreciated, along with any thoughts, questions, or criticisms of whatvi have presented would be most appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week.