NOUN | state | emptiness | the state of containing nothing |
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state | emptiness | having an empty stomach | |
shape | emptiness, void, vacancy, vacuum | an empty area or space | |
attribute | emptiness, vanity | the quality of being valueless or futile |
Sounds | eh'mptiynahs; eh'mtiynahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The state of containing nothing. | |
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Narrower | blankness | The state of being blank |
hollowness | The state of being hollow | |
vacancy | unoccupied | |
vacuum, vacuity | The absence of matter | |
Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
Opposite | fullness | The condition of being filled to capacity |
Spanish | vaciedad, vacuidad | |
Catalan | buidedat, buidesa, buidor, vacuïtat | |
Adjectives | empty | holding or containing nothing |
empty | emptied of emotion |
Meaning | Having an empty stomach. | |
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Broader | hunger, hungriness | A physiological need for food |
Adjectives | empty | needing nourishment |
Meaning | An empty area or space. | |
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Example | "the emptiness of outer space" | |
Synonyms | void, vacancy, vacuum | |
Broader | space | An empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) |
Spanish | oquedad, vacante, vacío | |
Catalan | buit |
Meaning | The quality of being valueless or futile. | |
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Synonym | vanity | |
Broader | worthlessness, ineptitude | Having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful |
Spanish | futilidad, insignificancia, vacío, vanidad | |
Catalan | buidesa, futilitat, insignificància, vanitat | |
Adjectives | empty | devoid of significance or point |
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