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- pronunciation:
- emp
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
emptier, emptiest |
| definition 1: |
holding or containing nothing; without the usual contents.
Please recycle the empty bottles.
- synonyms:
- bare, vacant, void
- antonyms:
- full
- similar words:
- blank, clear, hollow
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| definition 2: |
not occupied or used by people; vacant.
The house will be empty while we are on vacation.- synonyms:
- vacant
- antonyms:
- occupied
- similar words:
- abandoned
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| definition 3: |
without purpose, activity, or meaning.
His life seemed empty after he retired.- synonyms:
- aimless, insignificant, worthless
- antonyms:
- meaningful, significant
- similar words:
- barren, frivolous, idle, trivial, useless, vacant, vain, void
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| related words: |
blank, fishy, shallow, wild, worthless |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
empties, emptying, emptied |
| definition 1: |
to remove what is inside of; make empty.
Did you empty the garbage can?- synonyms:
- discharge, unload
- antonyms:
- fill
- similar words:
- drain, dump, exhaust, hollow
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| definition 2: |
to transfer.
Empty the chopped nuts into the bowl.- synonyms:
- convey, move, transfer
- similar words:
- take
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| definition 3: |
to become empty.
The classroom emptied as soon as the bell rang.- antonyms:
- fill
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| definition 4: |
to flow or pour (often followed by "out", "into", or "onto").
The river empties into the lake.- similar words:
- drain, evacuate, exhaust
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| related words: |
clear, discharge, evacuate, flush, remove, run, spend |
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| 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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