empty
adjective
[ ˈɛm(p)ti ]
• containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
• "she put down her empty cup"
Similar:
vacant,
unoccupied,
uninhabited,
untenanted,
clear,
free,
bare,
desolate,
deserted,
abandoned,
containing nothing,
without contents,
unfilled,
not filled,
void,
emptied,
• (of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity.
• "their promises were empty words"
Similar:
meaningless,
aimless,
worthless,
useless,
idle,
vain,
insubstantial,
ineffective,
ineffectual,
futile,
pointless,
purposeless,
motiveless,
valueless,
of no value,
of no use,
senseless,
hollow,
barren,
unsatisfactory,
unimportant,
insignificant,
inconsequential,
trivial,
trifling,
nugatory,
• having no value or purpose.
• "her life felt empty and meaningless"
Similar:
meaningless,
aimless,
worthless,
useless,
idle,
vain,
insubstantial,
ineffective,
ineffectual,
futile,
pointless,
purposeless,
motiveless,
valueless,
of no value,
of no use,
senseless,
hollow,
barren,
unsatisfactory,
unimportant,
insignificant,
inconsequential,
trivial,
trifling,
nugatory,
empty
verb
• remove all the contents of (a container).
• "we empty the till at closing time"
Similar:
unload,
unpack,
unburden,
disburden,
clear,
make vacant,
vacate,
evacuate,
void,
unlade,
empty
noun
• a bottle or glass left empty of its contents.
• "the barman collected the empties"
Origin:
Old English ǣmtig, ǣmetig ‘at leisure, empty’, from ǣmetta ‘leisure’, perhaps from ā ‘no, not’ + mōt ‘meeting’ (see moot).
