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- \ˈem(p)-tē\
- /ˈempti/
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- \ˈem(p)-tē\
Definitions of empty word
- noun empty A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents. 1
- adjective empty without contents 1
- transitive verb empty remove contents 1
- adjective empty vacant, not in use 1
- adjective empty without people 1
- adjective empty devoid of 1
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Parts of speech for Empty
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empty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for empty
verb empty
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- clear out — If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
- void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
adjective empty
- unfilled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- vacant — having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
Antonyms for empty
verb empty
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
adjective empty
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- meaningful — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
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