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

Some common synonyms of empty are blank, vacant, vacuous, and void. While all these words mean "lacking contents which could or should be present," empty suggests a complete …

EMPTY definition: 1. not containing any things or people: 2. not sincere or without any real meaning: 3. without…. Learn more.

If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it.

EMPTY meaning: 1. If something is empty, it does not contain any things or people: 2. having no meaning or value…. Learn more.

Empty comes from an Old English word meaning "at leisure," or in other words, "unoccupied." Over time, the sense of that meaning changed from "not at work" to "devoid of contents."

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 …

What does the word empty mean? There are 29 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word empty, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and …

Her apology was just an empty gesture. Their promises are just a lot of empty talk/words. She looked at me with empty eyes. The arena was empty of spectators. The streets are now empty …

Definition of empty adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. with no people or things inside an empty box/glass empty hands (= not holding anything) an empty plate (= with …