EMPTY definition: containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents. See examples of empty used in a sentence.

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

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

2 days ago · empty (comparative emptier, superlative emptiest) A man sitting in an empty room (1) Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

an empty [= hollow, idle] threat an empty promise Her apology was just an empty gesture. Their promises are just a lot of empty talk/words.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English emp‧ty1 /ˈempti/ S2 W2 adjective (comparative emptier, superlative emptiest) 1 container having nothing inside an empty box an empty bottle an …

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 substance (an empty …

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.

EMPTY definition: 1. not containing any things or people: 2. not sincere or without any real meaning: 3. without…. Learn more.

Some common synonyms of empty are blank, vacant, vacuous, and void. While all these words mean "lacking contents which could or should be present," empty suggests a complete absence of contents.