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

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 …

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

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 describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it. My life was very hectic but empty before I met him.

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.

• I think there's an empty seat in the back row. empty space • And her once proud position in the royal line, between her husband and father-in-law, is now an empty space.