empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous mean lacking contents which could or should be present. empty suggests a complete absence of contents.

He says his life has been completely empty since his wife died. I felt empty, like a part of me had died.

These adjectives mean without contents that could or should be present. Empty is the broadest and can apply to what lacks contents (an empty box), occupants (an empty seat), or substance (an empty …

Definition of empty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Empty, vacant, blank, void denote absence of content or contents.

EMPTY definition: containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents. See examples of empty used in a sentence.

Empty (God Lives Underwater album) or the title song, 1995 Empty (Nils Frahm album), 2020 Empty (Tait album) or the title song, 2001

If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting. I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more.

It's your turn to empty the trash. The theater emptied (out) quickly after the show. The river empties into the Indian Ocean. Return your empties here.

If you're a pessimist, you can't help but notice that 50% of your glass is now empty — that is, it contains nothing. Empty comes from an Old English word meaning "at leisure," or in other words, …