VACUOUS

vacuous

(adjective) devoid of matter; “a vacuous space”

empty, hollow, vacuous

(adjective) devoid of significance or force; “empty promises”; “a hollow victory”; “vacuous comments”

mindless, vacuous

(adjective) devoid of intelligence or thought; “a vacuous mind”; “a vacant expression”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

vacuous (comparative more vacuous, superlative most vacuous)

Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.

Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

Source: Wiktionary


Vac"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. vacuus. See Vacant.]

Definition: Empty; unfilled; void; vacant. Boundless the deep, because I am who fill Infinitude; nor vacuous the space. Milton. That the few may lead selfish and vacuous days. J. Morley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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