- pronunciation:
- emp
ti
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
emptier, emptiest |
definition: |
holding or containing nothing.
I thought I thought I had put my shoes in the box, but it is empty.
- antonyms:
- full
- similar words:
- blank, clear, hollow
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
empties, emptying, emptied |
definition: |
to remove what is inside of something; make empty.
Please empty the garbage can.- synonyms:
- unload
- antonyms:
- fill
- similar words:
- drain, dump, exhaust
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related words: |
blow, clear, discharge, evacuate, flush, remove |
derivations: |
emptily (adv.), emptiness (n.) |
Empty is from
aemetig, an Old English word that means "rest" or "leisure." When truly at rest, you are emptied of worry or concern.