Empty Definition

ĕmptē
emptied, emptier, empties, emptiest, emptying
adjective
emptier, emptiest
Containing nothing; having nothing in it.
Webster's New World
Having no one in it; unoccupied; vacant.
An empty house.
Webster's New World
Having no elements or members; null.
An empty set.
American Heritage
Carrying or bearing nothing; bare.
Webster's New World
Having no occupants; not being used.
An empty chair.
American Heritage
verb
emptied, empties, emptying
To make empty.
Webster's New World
To pour out or remove (the contents) from something.
Webster's New World
To transfer or pour off completely.
Empty the ashes into a pail.
American Heritage
To become empty.
Webster's New World
To transfer (the contents) into, onto, or on something else.
Webster's New World
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noun
An empty freight car, truck, bottle, etc.
Webster's New World
idiom
empty of
  • lacking; without; devoid of
Webster's New World
run on empty
  • to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
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Other Word Forms of Empty

Noun

Singular:
empty
Plural:
empties

Adjective

Base Form:
empty
Comparative:
emptier
Superlative:
emptiest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Empty

Origin of Empty

  • From Middle English emty, from Old English ǣmtiġ, ǣmettiġ (“vacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried”, literally “without must or obligation, leisurely”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + Proto-Germanic *mōtijô, *mōtô (“must, obligation, need”), *mōtiþô (“ability, accommodation”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure; to acquire, possess, be in command”). Related to Old English ġeǣmtiġian (“to empty”), Old English ǣmetta (“leisure”), Old English mōtan (“must, might, have to”). More at mote, meet.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English ǣmtig vacant, unoccupied from ǣmetta leisure med- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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