- (superl.) Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
- (superl.) Destitute of reality or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
- (v.i.) To become empty.
- (n.) An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, especially in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties.".
- (superl.) Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
- (superl.) Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
- (superl.) Destitute of effect, sincerity or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words or threats.
- (superl.) Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
- (v.i.) To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
- (v.t.) To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
- (superl.) Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
- (superl.) Destitute of or lacking, sense, knowledge or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "Empty" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/empty/definitions/2002835> |