Found 2 items, similar to Emptier.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: emptier empty adj 1: holding or containing nothing; “an empty glass”; “an empty room”; “full of empty seats”; “empty hours” [ant: full] 2: devoid of significance or point; “empty promises”; “a hollow victory”; “vacuous comments” [syn: hollow, vacuous] 3: having nothing inside; “an empty sphere” 4: needing nourishment; “after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime”; “empty-bellied children” [syn: empty-bellied] 5: emptied of emotion; “after the violent argument he felt empty” [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier] empty v 1: make void or empty of contents; “Empty the box”; “The alarm emptied the building” [ant: fill] 2: become empty or void of its content; “The room emptied” [syn: discharge] [ant: fill] 3: leave behind empty; move out of; “You must vacate your office by tonight” [syn: vacate, abandon] 4: remove; “Empty the water” 5: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: evacuate, void] [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier] empty n : a container that has been emptied; “return all empties to the store” [also: emptied, emptiest, emptier] emptier See empty
English → English (gcide) Definition: Emptier Empty \Emp"ty\ (?; 215), a. [Compar. Emptier; superl. Emptiest.] [AS. emtig, [ae]mtig, [ae]metig, fr. [ae]mta, [ae]metta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.] 1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, or a container, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles. [1913 Webster] 2. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. “That fair female troop . . . empty of all good.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] I shall find you empty of that fault. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Having nothing to carry; unburdened. “An empty messenger.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] When ye go ye shall not go empty. --Ex. iii. 21. [1913 Webster] 4. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats. [1913 Webster] Words are but empty thanks. --Cibber. [1913 Webster] 5. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc. [1913 Webster] Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 6. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine. [1913 Webster] Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. --Gen. xli. 27. [1913 Webster] 7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb. [1913 Webster] That in civility thou seem'st so empty. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 8. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams. [1913 Webster] Note: Empty is used as the first element in a compound; as, empty-handed, having nothing in the hands, destitute; empty-headed, having few ideas; empty-hearted, destitute of feeling. Syn: See Vacant. [1913 Webster] Emptier \Emp"ti*er\ (?; 215), n. One who, or that which, empties. [1913 Webster] Emptier \Emp"ti*er\, compar. of Empty. [1913 Webster]