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- pronunciation:
- emp
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- empty out
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), 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.The safe was empty of all his contents, not just the cash.
- 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: |
empties, emptying, emptied |
| 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 |
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| phrase: |
empty out |
| 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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