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   empty

   /ˈɛm(p)ti/

   adjective

   • 1. containing nothing; not filled or occupied: "she put down her empty cup" Similar vacantunoccupieduninhabiteduntenantedclearfreebaredesolatedesertedabandonedcontaining nothingwithout contentsunfillednot filledvoidemptiedOpposite fullfull
   • ▪ (of a set) containing no members or elements.
   • 2. (of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity: "their promises were empty words" Similar meaninglessaimlessworthlessuselessidlevaininsubstantialineffectiveineffectualfutilepointlesspurposelessmotivelessworthlessmeaninglessvaluelessof no valueuselessof no usesenselesshollowbarrenunsatisfactoryunimportantinsignificantinconsequentialtrivialtriflingnugatoryOpposite meaningfulworthwhile
   • 3. having no value or purpose: "her life felt empty and meaningless" Similar meaninglessaimlessworthlessuselessidlevaininsubstantialineffectiveineffectualfutilepointlesspurposelessmotivelessworthlessmeaninglessvaluelessof no valueuselessof no usesenselesshollowbarrenunsatisfactoryunimportantinsignificantinconsequentialtrivialtriflingnugatoryOpposite meaningfulworthwhile

   verb

   • 1. remove all the contents of (a container): "we empty the till at closing time" Similar unloadunpackunburdendisburdenclearmake vacantvacateevacuatevoidrare:unladeOpposite fillload
   • ▪ remove (the contents) from a container: "he emptied out the contents of his briefcase" Similar draindischargedraw offextractwithdrawremovesiphon offpump outpour outtapmilkbleeddepleteexhaustuse upsapconsume
   • ▪ (of a place) be vacated by people in it: "the pub suddenly seemed to empty"
   • ▪ (of a river) flow into (the sea or a lake): "the river's southern stream emptied into the estuary"

   noun

   • 1. a bottle or glass left empty of its contents: informal "the barman collected the empties"

   Word Origin Old Englishǣmtig, ǣmetig ‘at leisure, empty’, from ǣmetta ‘leisure’, perhaps from ā ‘no, not’ + mōt ‘meeting’ (see moot).

   Derivatives

   • 1. emptily adverb

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   What does empty mean?

   • vazio, esvaziar, esvaziar-se… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! EMPTY definition: 1. not containing any things or people: 2. not sincere or without any real meaning: 3. without….

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   What is the meaning of empty life?

   • 4. without purpose, substance, or value: an empty life. 5. insincere or trivial: empty words. 6. not expressive or vital; vacant: she has an empty look. 8. (foll by: of) devoid; destitute: a life empty of happiness. 9. informal drained of energy or emotion: after the violent argument he felt very empty. 10.

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   What is the difference between full and empty?

   • Empty is the opposite of full and is used to describe anything that has a complete absence of contents. Sometimes, empty has slightly different specific meanings depending on context. For example, an empty room might only lack people or it might be totally bare, with no furniture.

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   What does it mean if you feel empty?

   • If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting. I felt empty and hollow; defeated. I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more. If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up.

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   What does empty noodle mean?

   • Empty the noodles into a bowl. Empties are bottles or containers which no longer have anything in them. After breakfast we'll take the empties down in the sack. 15 meanings: 1. containing nothing 2. without inhabitants; vacant or unoccupied 3. carrying no load, passengers, etc 4. without.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is the difference between empty and blank?

   • Empty means without appropriate or accustomed contents: an empty refrigerator. Vacant is usually applied to that which is temporarily unoccupied: a vacant chair; three vacant apartments. Blank applies to surfaces free from any marks or lacking appropriate markings, openings, etc.: blank paper; a blank wall.

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   The meaning of EMPTY is containing nothing. How to use empty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Empty.

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   empty. An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. The room was bare and empty. ...empty cans of lager. An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning. His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat.

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   Empty describes something as containing nothing or to remove contents from something. Empty also describes something that is meaningless. Empty has several other senses as an adjective and a verb. If something is empty, there is nothing in it.

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   adj. emp·ti·er, emp·ti·est. 1. a. Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing: an empty bag; an empty lot. b. Mathematics Having no elements or members; null: an empty set. 2. a. Having no occupants; not being used: an empty chair. b. Not having an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: an empty post at the embassy. c.

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   adjective. holding or containing nothing. “an empty glass” “an empty room” “full of empty seats” “ empty hours” synonyms: bare, stripped. having everything extraneous removed including contents. blank, clean, white. (of a surface) not written or printed on. empty-handed. carrying nothing in the hands. glassy, glazed.