horror vacui

From Latin horror vacuī (“fear of empty space”), from horror (“horror, fear”) + vacuum (“vacuum”).

名词 Noun

(historical, sciences) The Aristotelian principle that there are no vacuums in nature.
The abhorrence of a vacuum; the general tendency to dislike empty space.
(art) In particular, the tendency of an artist (or of art) to fill an entire surface with detail, leaving no blank space.