empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous mean lacking contents which could or should be present. empty suggests a complete absence of contents.
EMPTY definition: 1. not containing any things or people: 2. not sincere or without any real meaning: 3. without…. Learn more.
EMPTY definition: containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents. See examples of empty used in a sentence.
Adjective empty (comparative emptier, superlative emptiest) A man sitting in an empty room (1) Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say.
If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up. I emptied the ashtray. Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl.
These adjectives mean without contents that could or should be present. Empty is the broadest and can apply to what lacks contents (an empty box), occupants (an empty seat), or substance (an empty promise).
empty, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
empty, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
We drove past fields of ripening wheat. The cows were all standing in one corner of the field. I spoke to an aid worker who had recently returned from the field. You'll find that things aren't as straightforward out in the field as they are in the classroom.
In the United States, two fields are displayed in 1/30 second: all the odd-numbered lines in one field and all the even lines in the next field.