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1. (adj.) empty
containing nothing; devoid of contents.
2. empty
vacant; unoccupied.
3. empty
devoid of human activity.
4. empty
hollow; meaningless.
5. empty
unemployed; idle:
empty days.
6. empty
Math. (of a set) containing no elements; null; void.
7. empty
hungry.
8. empty
frivolous; foolish.
9. (v.t.) empty
to make empty.
10. empty
to discharge (contents).
11. (v.i.) empty
to become empty.
12. empty
to debouch:
The river empties into the sea.
13. (n.) empty
an empty container.
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| Definition of 'empty' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) empty
a container that has been emptied
"return all empties to the store"
2. (adj) empty
holding or containing nothing
"an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
3. (adj) empty, hollow, vacuous
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
4. (adj) empty, empty-bellied
needing nourishment
"after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
5. (verb) empty
emptied of emotion
"after the violent argument he felt empty"
6. (verb) empty
make void or empty of contents
"Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
7. (verb) empty, discharge
become empty or void of its content
"The room emptied"
8. (verb) vacate, empty, abandon
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
9. (verb) empty
remove
"Empty the water"
10. (verb) evacuate, void, empty
excrete or discharge from the body
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1. (adjective) empty
≠ full
an empty bottle/can/box; The room was completely empty.
2. empty
without emotion
I want to grieve, but I feel empty inside.
3. empty
meaningless
an empty promise/threat; the emptiness of the classroom; the emptiness of his words
4. (verb) empty
to become or make empty
The room emptied within minutes.; Empty out the contents into a bowl.
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| Definition of 'empty' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) empty
an empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
2. empty
containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles
3. empty
free; clear; devoid; -- often with of
4. empty
having nothing to carry; unburdened
5. empty
destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats
6. empty
unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc
7. empty
producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine
8. empty
destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb
9. empty
destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams
10. (verb) empty
to deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern
11. (verb) empty
to discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean
12. (verb) empty
to become empty
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Sense: having nothing inside
an empty box; an empty cup.
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 Afrikaans: leeg |
 Arabic: فارِغ |
 Bulgarian: празен |
 Brazilian: vazio |
 Czech: prázdný |
 German: leer |
 Danish: tom |
 Greek: άδειος |
 Spanish: vacío |
 Estonian: tühi |
 Farsi: تهی؛ خالی |
 Finnish: tyhjä |
 French: vide |
 Hebrew: רֵיק |
 Hindi: शून्य |
 Croatian: prazan |
 Hungarian: üres |
 Indonesian: kosong |
 Icelandic: tómur |
 Italian: vuoto |
 Japanese: からの |
 Korean: 텅 빈 |
 Lithuanian: tuščias |
 Latvian: tukšs |
 Malay: kosong |
 Dutch: leeg |
 Norwegian: tom |
 Polish: pusty |
 Persian: تهی؛ خالی |
 Pashto: تش،خالی |
 Portuguese: vazio |
 Romanian: gol |
 Russian: пустой |
 Slovak: prázdny |
 Slovenian: prazen |
 Serbian: prazan |
 Swedish: tom |
 Thai: ว่างเปล่า |
 Turkish: boş |
 Taiwanese: 空的 |
 Ukrainian: порожній, пустий |
 Urdu: خالی |
 Vietnamese: rỗng; trống không |
 Chinese: 空的 |
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