blank

The definition of blank is something not written upon or without thought or ideas.

(adjective)

An example of blank is a bank check on which the dollar amount is not specified.
An example of blank is an author with nothing to write about.

See blank in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Obsolete colorless or white
1. not written, recorded, etc. on; not marked; empty: a blank sheet of paper, a blank tape
2. having empty spaces to be filled in
having an empty, vacant, or monotonous look or character
1. without interest or expression: blank looks
2. showing incomprehension or confusion
empty of thought; lacking ideas: a blank mind
unproductive; barren: blank years
utter; complete: a blank denial
lacking certain elements or characteristics, as a wall without an opening
Slang blankety-blank

Origin: ME < OFr blanc, white < Frank *blank, white, gleaming, akin to OE blanca, white steed < IE *bhleg-, to shine: see black

noun

an empty space, esp. one to be filled in on a printed form, school test, etc.
a printed form or document with such empty spaces
an emptiness; vacant place or time; void
1. the center spot of a target
2. anything aimed at or pointed at
a manufactured article yet to be cut to a pattern or marked with a design: a key blank
a lottery ticket that fails to win
a powder-filled cartridge without a bullet
in full blank cartridge
a mark, usually a dash (—), indicating an omitted word, esp. an oath or curse

transitive verb

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See blank in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective blank·er, blank·est

a. Devoid of writing, images, or marks: a blank page; a blank screen.
b. Containing no information; unrecorded or erased: a blank tape; a blank diskette.
Not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.
Not having received final processing; unfinished: a blank key.
a. Lacking expression; expressionless: “Although his gestures were elaborate, his face was blank” (Nathanael West). See Synonyms at empty.
b. Appearing or seeming to appear dazed or confused: greeted me with a blank stare.
Devoid of thought or impression: a blank mind.
Devoid of activity, interest, or distinctive character; empty: tried to fill the blank hours of the day.
Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.

noun

An empty space or place; a void: During the exam my mind was a blank.
a. An empty space on a document to be filled in.
b. A document with one or more such spaces.
A manufactured article of a standard shape or form that is ready for final processing, as by stamping or cutting: a key blank.
A blank cartridge.
Something worthless, such as a losing lottery ticket.
A mark, usually a dash (—), indicating the omission of a word or of a letter or letters.
The white circle in the center of a target; a bull's-eye.

verb blanked, blank·ing, blanks

verb, transitive

To remove, as from view; obliterate: “At times the strong glare of the sun blanked it from sight” (Richard Wright).
To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel.
Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring.
To punch or stamp from flat stock, especially with a die.

verb, intransitive

To become abstracted. Often used with out: My mind blanked out for a few seconds.
To fail to find or remember something: I blanked when asked the name of our mayor.
To fade away: The music gradually blanked out.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, white, having spaces to be filled in

Origin: , from Old French blanc, white

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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