Found 2 items, similar to Emptiest.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: emptiest
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”
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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]
emptiest
See
empty
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Emptiest
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.
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2. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
“That fair female
troop . . . empty of all good.” --Milton.
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I shall find you empty of that fault. --Shak.
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3. Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
“An empty
messenger.” --Shak.
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When ye go ye shall not go empty. --Ex. iii. 21.
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4. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of
language; as, empty words, or threats.
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Words are but empty thanks. --Cibber.
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5. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said
of pleasure, the world, etc.
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Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise.
--Pope.
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6. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree;
as, an empty vine.
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Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. --Gen.
xli. 27.
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7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy;
as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
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That in civility thou seem'st so empty. --Shak.
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8. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial;
as, empty dreams.
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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.
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