A void, empty space, or nothingness can represent:
- Openness, freedom, potential, endless possibility—as in an empty canvas or empty space.
- Feeling emotionally empty, missing something or someone, or lacking something in particular.
- An unmet need or expectations, when you're expecting something (object, event, etc.) to happen or exist, but it doesn't.
- Meaningless or insincere, as in an "empty praise"