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emp·ty
 empty
- pronunciation:
- emp
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
emptier, emptiest |
| definition 1: |
holding, having, or containing nothing; lacking the customary or appropriate contents.
The bottom drawer is empty, so you can put your sweaters in there.An empty wallet was lying on the pavement.
- synonyms:
- bare, vacant, vacuous, void
- antonyms:
- brimful, full
- similar words:
- blank, clean, clear, devoid, hollow
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| definition 2: |
unoccupied by people or appropriate human activity.
There was silence in the empty corridors.The owners were worried when the restaurant was nearly empty at seven o'clock in the evening.- synonyms:
- clear, vacant
- antonyms:
- occupied
- similar words:
- abandoned
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| definition 3: |
lacking purpose, activity, or meaning.
After his retirement, his life seemed empty.- synonyms:
- aimless, hollow, insignificant, meaningless, purposeless, senseless, worthless
- antonyms:
- meaningful, purposeful, significant
- similar words:
- barren, blank, frivolous, futile, idle, nugatory, null, superficial, trifling, trivial, useless, vacant, vain, void
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| definition 4: |
lacking in intelligence, knowledge, or creative thought; vacuous.
He may be good-looking, but he appears to have an empty mind.- synonyms:
- blank, inane, senseless, vacant, vacuous
- antonyms:
- creative, deep
- similar words:
- devoid, dull, futile, hollow, insipid, stupid, useless, wooden
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| definition 5: |
lacking force; insincere; meaningless.
empty praise- synonyms:
- hollow, hypocritical, insincere
- antonyms:
- meaningful, sincere
- similar words:
- devoid, false, meaningless
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| definition 6: |
available for occupation; vacant; unoccupied.
She looked for an empty seat on the bus.- synonyms:
- clear, free, unoccupied, vacant
- antonyms:
- full, occupied
- similar words:
- available, open
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| related words: |
blank, cavernous, desert, fishy, inane, innocuous, lean, shallow, vapid, wild, worthless |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
emptied, empties, emptying |
| definition 1: |
to remove or discharge the contents of; make empty.
Please empty the garbage can.After being fired, he went into his office to empty his drawers.- synonyms:
- discharge, unload, void
- antonyms:
- fill, replenish
- similar words:
- clean, deplete, drain, dump, evacuate, exhaust, hollow, unburden, vacate
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| definition 2: |
to transfer.
The company emptied its waste products into the river.Empty the sliced apples into the pan.- synonyms:
- convey, move, transfer
- similar words:
- take
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| related words: |
blow, clear, discharge, drink, evacuate, flush, kill, move, remove, spend |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to become empty.
The auditorium emptied quickly at the end of the concert.- antonyms:
- fill
- similar words:
- hollow
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| definition 2: |
to discharge (often fol. by out, into, or onto).
The river empties into the ocean.- synonyms:
- discharge
- similar words:
- drain, evacuate, exhaust
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| related words: |
clear, run |
| derivations: |
emptily (adv.), emptiness (n.) |
Empty is from aemetig, an Old English word that means "rest" or "leisure." When truly at rest, you are emptied of worry or concern.
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