- 1
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
- an empty purse
- an empty jug
- 2
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
- 3
Free; clear; devoid; often with of.obsolete
- And I ſhal finde you emptie of that fault, Right ioyfull of your reformation.
- For that fair femal Troop thou sawst, that seemd Of Goddesses, so blithe, so smooth, so gay, Yet empty of all good wherein consists Womans domestic honour and chief praise;
- 4
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
- I hope our Ladies treaſure and our owne, May ſerue for ranſome to our liberties: Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe, That we may trauell into Siria, […]
- I hope it remaines not vnkindly with your Lordſhip, that I return'd you an empty Meſſenger.
- 5
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
- empty words, or threats
- empty offer
- 6
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
- empty pleasures
- 7
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
- empty dreams
- 8
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
- empty brains
- an empty coxcomb
- 9
Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
- Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.
- 10
Producing nothing; unfruitful.obsolete
- an empty vine
syn. empty · empty as a pauper's purse · empty as the tomb on Easter · clean · leer · toom · unfilled · vacant · vacuumlike · vacuous · void
ant. cramful · cramfull · freighted · fraught · full · jammed · jam-packed · jam rammed