empty

English

/ˈɛmpti/

adj
Definitions
  • Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
  • (computing) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
  • (obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
  • Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
  • Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
  • Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
  • Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
  • Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
  • (of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
  • (obsolete) Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English emty inherited from Old English ǣmtiġ derived from Proto-Germanic *uz- (out, up, out-), *mōtijô derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*med-

Gloss

measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command

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Kanji

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