empty

emp·ty  (mpt)

adj. emp·ti·er, emp·ti·est

1.

a. Holding or containing nothing.

b. Mathematics Having no elements or members; null: an empty set.

2. Having no occupants or inhabitants; vacant: an empty chair; empty desert.

3. Lacking force or power: an empty threat.

4. Lacking purpose or substance; meaningless: an empty life.

5. Not put to use; idle: empty hours.

6. Needing nourishment; hungry: "More fierce and more inexorable far/Than empty tigers or the roaring sea" (Shakespeare).

7. Devoid; destitute: empty of pity.

v. emp·tied, emp·ty·ing, emp·ties

v.tr.

1. To remove the contents of: emptied the dishwasher.

2. To transfer or pour off completely: empty the ashes into a pail.

3. To unburden; relieve: empty oneself of doubt.

v.intr.

1. To become empty: The theater emptied after the performance.

2. To discharge its contents: The river empties into a bay.

n. pl. emp·ties Informal

An empty container.

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[Middle English, from Old English mtig, vacant, unoccupied, from metta, leisure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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empti·ly adv.

empti·ness n.

Synonyms: empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous, bare¹, barren
These adjectives mean without contents that could or should be present. Empty applies to what is wholly lacking contents or substance: an empty room; empty promises.
Vacant refers to what is without an occupant or incumbent, or to what is without intelligence or thought: a vacant auditorium; a vacant stare.
Blank stresses the absence of something, especially on a surface, that would convey meaning or content: blank pages.
Void applies to what is free from or completely destitute of discernible content: gibberish void of all meaning.
Vacuous describes what is as devoid of substance as a vacuum is: led a vacuous life.
Something that is bare lacks surface covering (a bare head) or detail (the bare facts); the word also denotes the condition of being stripped of contents or furnishings: a bare closet.
Barren literally and figuratively stresses lack of productivity: barren land; writing barren of insight. See Also Synonyms at vain.

Word History: In Old English Ic eom mtig could mean "I am empty," "I am unoccupied," or "I am unmarried." The sense "unoccupied, at leisure," which did not survive Old English, points to the derivation of mtig from the Old English word metta, "leisure, rest." The word metta may in turn go back to the Germanic root *mt-, meaning "ability, leisure." In any case, Old English mtig also meant "vacant," a sense that was destined to take over the meaning of the word. Empty, the Modern English descendant of Old English mtig, has come to have the sense "idle," so that one can speak of empty leisure.

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empty

Adjective

[-tier, -tiest]

1. containing nothing

2. without inhabitants; unoccupied

3. without purpose, substance, or value: he contemplated yet another empty weekend

4. insincere or trivial: empty words

5. Informal drained of energy or emotion

6. Maths, logic (of a set or class) containing no members

Verb

[-ties, -tying, -tied]

1. to make or become empty

2. to remove from something: they emptied out the remains of the tin of paint

Noun

pl -ties

an empty container, esp. a bottle [Old English ǣmtig]

emptiness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	empty - a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store" container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Verb	1.	empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing clean out, clear out - empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers" bleed - drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine" evacuate - empty completely; "evacuate the bottle" evacuate - create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel) eviscerate - remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach" void - clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience" clear - remove the occupants of; "Clear the building" clear - rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" exhaust - use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies" knock out - empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe" drain - empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank" core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" gut - empty completely; destroy the inside of; "Gut the building" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
	2.	empty - become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" discharge change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" flow away, flow off - flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe" fill, fill up - become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
	3.	empty - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" vacate, abandon go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	4.	empty - remove; "Empty the water" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" unlade, unload, offload - take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"
	5.	empty - excrete or discharge from the body void, evacuate egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" suction - empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"
Adj.	1.	empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
	2.	empty - devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" vacuous, hollow meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
	3.	empty - needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" empty-bellied hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
	4.	empty - emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty" drained - emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"

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empty

adjective 1. bare, clear, abandoned, deserted, vacant, free, void, desolate, destitute, uninhabited, unoccupied, waste, unfurnished, untenanted, without contents << OPPOSITE full

adjective 2. meaningless, cheap, hollow, vain, idle, trivial, ineffective, futile, insubstantial, insincere

adjective 3. worthless, meaningless, hollow, pointless, unsatisfactory, futile, unreal, senseless, frivolous, fruitless, aimless, inane, valueless, purposeless, otiose, bootless << OPPOSITE meaningful

adjective 4. blank, absent, vacant, stony, deadpan, vacuous, impassive, expressionless, unintelligent

verb 5. clear, drain, gut, void, unload, pour out, unpack, unburden, remove the contents of << OPPOSITE fill

6. exhaust, consume the contents of, void, deplete, use up << OPPOSITE replenish

7. evacuate, clear, vacate

Translations

empty [ˈɛmptɪ] adj → vacío; [street, area] → desierto; [threat] → vano

n (= bottle) → envase m

vt → vaciar [+ place]; dejar vacío

vi → vaciarse; [house] → quedar(se) vacío or desocupado; [place] → quedar(se) desierto;

to empty into [river] → desembocar en

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empty [ˈɛmptɪ] adj → vide; [street, area] → désert(e); [threat, promise] → en l'air, vain(e)

n (= bottle) → bouteille f vide

vt → vider

vi → se vider; [liquid] → s'écouler;

on an empty stomach → à jeun;

to empty into [river] → se jeter dans, se déverser dans

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empty [ˈɛmptɪ] adj → leer;

(house, room) → leer stehend;

(space) → frei

vt → leeren;

(place, house etc) → räumen

vi → sich leeren;

(liquid) → abfließen;

(river) → münden;

on an empty stomach → auf nüchternen Magen;

to empty into (river) → münden or sich ergießen in +acc

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empty [ˈɛmptɪ] adj → vuoto/a; [street, area] → deserto/a; [threat, promise] → vano/a

n (bottle) → vuoto

vt → vuotare

vi → vuotarsi; [liquid] → scaricarsi;

on an empty stomach → a stomaco vuoto;

to empty into [river] → gettarsi in

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empty

adj empty [ˈempti]

1 having nothing inside an empty box; an empty cup. leeg فارِغ празен prázdný tom leer άδειος vacío tühi تهی؛ خالی tyhjä vide רֵיק शून्य prazan üres kosong tómur vuoto からの 빈, 비어 있는 tuščias tukšs kosong leeg tom pusty vazio gol пустой prázdny prazen prazan tom ว่างเปล่า boş 空的 порожній, пустий خالی rỗng; trống không 空的

2 unoccupied an empty house. ontruim, ontruimde مَهْجور، غَيْر مَسْكون необитаем neobývaný tom leer άδειος desocupado, vacío tühi خالی از سکنه tyhjillään oleva vide רֵיק खाली, निर्जन nenastanjen lakatlan kosong tómur, auður vuoto 空いている 사람이 없는 tuščias, negyvenamas tukšs; neapdzīvots tidak berpenghuni leeg ubebodd, folketom niezamieszkały vazio nelocuit незаселённый neobývaný nezaseden nenastanjen tom, obebodd ว่าง boş 未佔用的 нежилий غیر آباد bỏ không 未占用的

3 (withof) completely without a street quite empty of people. sonder, leeg خالٍ من безлюден prázdný tom leer άδειος desierto, vacío tühi خالی از؛ بدون autio vide (de) רֵיק लोग इत्यादि के बगैर prazan üres kosong auður, mannlaus vuoto ～のない ...이 없는 be tukšs lengang leeg øde opustoszały vazio gol пустынный prázdny brez pust tom, tömd ปราศจาก boş, ıssız, tenha 無，缺 безлюдний کسی چیز سے خالی ہونا hoàn toàn không có 无，缺

4 having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled empty threats. leë فارِغ، لا تَأثير لَه، لا يَتَنَفَّذ безрезултатен planý; marný tom leer κενός, απραγματοποίητος vano tühisõnaline پوچ؛ توخالی tyhjä vain רֵיקָנִי बिना किसी व्यवहारिक परिणाम के isprazan üres hampa innantómur, merkingarlaus vano 空虚な 공허한 tuščias tukšs hampa hol tom czczy vazio van пустой jalový, bezvýznamný prazen isprazan tom ไม่มีแก่นสาร boş, yararsız 空洞的 марний کھوکھلا hão huyền 空洞的

v

1 to make or become empty He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets. leegmaak يُفْرِغ изпразвам vyprázdnit (se) tømme leeren αδειάζω, εκκενώνω vaciarse tühjendama, tühjenema خالی کردن tyhjentää, tyhjentyä (se) vider לְרוֹקֵן खाली करना prazniti (ki)ürít mengosongkan tæma(st) vuotare, vuotarsi からにする 비다; 비우다 ištuštinti, ištuštėti iztukšot; iztukšoties mengosongkan (zich) legen tømme(s), bli tom opróżnić esvaziar(-se) a (se) goli опорожнять; пустеть vyprázdniť (sa) (iz)prazniti (se) isprazniti tömma, tömmas ถ่ายเทสิ่งของที่อยู่ภายใน boşal(t)mak 使成為空的 спорожняти; звільнювати خالی کرنا یا ہونا làm cho trống rỗng 使成为空的

2 to tip, pour, or fall out of a container She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground. uitgooi, uithaal يَفْرِغ، يَصُب، يَسْكُبُ изпразвам от vylít; vysypat hælde; falde ud (sich) entleeren αδειάζω verter, derramar (välja) kallama, (välja) voolama بیرون ریختن kaataa verser, (se) répandre לְרוֹקֵן गिराना isprazniti kiürít, kifolyat, kiborít menuangkan tæma; hella(st); detta úr vuotare あける 쏟아내다; (다른 용기에) 옮기다 išpilti, išversti izliet; izbērt tumpah (zich) legen tømme ut wypróżnić, przelać, przesypać (się) despejar(-se) a (se) vărsa вываливать(ся); выливать(ся) vyliať; vysypať izliti (se) prosuti hälla (falla, tömma) ut เทน้ำ dök(ül)mek 倒，倒空 спорожнювати ڈھالنا یا گرانا trút ra 倒，倒空

n

an empty bottle etc Take the empties back to the shop. leeg القَنّينَه الفارِغَه празна бутилка prázdná láhev tom das Leergut κτ. άδειο (μπουκάλι κτλ.) envase vacío taara بطری خالی tyhjä pullo bouteille consignée רֵיק खाली डिब्बे prazna ambalaža üres láda/üveg stb. botol kosong tóm flaska vuoto 空きびん 빈 병; 빈 것 tuščias butelis, tuščia tara tukša pudele botol kosong lege fles tomflaske, tomgods pusta butelka garrafa vazia ambalaj (gol) порожняя тара prázdna fľaša prazen (embalaža) prazna boca tomflaska, tomglas, tomlåda ของที่ว่าง boş şey/kap 空瓶等 порожняк خالی شے vỏ rỗng 空瓶等

n emptiness

leegheid, betekenisloosheid فَراغ، خُلُو празнота prázdnota tomhed die Leere κενότητα vacío tühjus خالی بودن؛ پوکی tyhjyys vide רֵיקָנוּת रिक्तता, शून्यता, निरर्थकता praznina üresség kekosongan tómleiki; tóm; innihaldsleysi vuoto, vuotaggine 空虚 (텅)빔, 공허 tuštuma(s) tukšums kekosongan leegte tomhet, innholdsløshet pustka vazio vid пустота prázdnota praznina praznoća tomhet ความว่างเปล่า boşluk 空(虛)；無能 пустота; марність خلوّ tình trạng rỗng không 空（虚）；无能

adj empty-ˈhanded

carrying nothing I went to collect my wages but returned empty-handed. leë hande صِفْر اليَدَيْن، بِدون أي شَيئ с празни ръце s prázdnýma rukama tomhændet mit leeren Händen με άδεια χέρια con las manos vacías tühjade kätega دست خالی tyhjin käsin les mains vides בְּיָדַייִם רֵיקוֹת खाली हाथ praznoruk üres kezű tangan hampa tómhentur a mani vuote 手ぶらの 빈손의 tuščiomis rankomis tukšām rokām tangan kosong met lege handen tomhendt z próżnymi rękami de mãos vazias cu mâinile goale с пустыми руками s prázdnymi rukami praznih rok praznih ruku tomhänt มือเปล่า eli boş, umduğunu bulamamış 空手的，一無所獲的 з пустими руками خالی ہاتھ tay không 空；空手的，一无所获的

adj empty-ˈheaded

brainless an empty-headed young girl. leeghoofdig فارِغ العَقْل، أحْمَق празноглав tupý, hloupý tomhjernet hohlköpfig ανεγκέφαλος tonto, cabeza hueca kõlupäine احمق typerä sans cervelle רֵיקָא, שוֹטֶה मूर्ख šupljoglav üres fejű bodoh heimskur; hugsunarlaus senza cervello 無知な 머리가 텅 빈 tuščiagalvis bez smadzenēm; stulbs dungu onnozel tomhjernet głupiutki estúpido fără minte пустоголовый hlúpy neumen praznoglav tom i huvudet, korkad ที่ไม่มีสมอง; โง่ kafasız, beyinsiz 傻而無知的 пустоголовий; легковажний بیوقوف đầu óc rỗng tuếch 傻而无知的