Crossword clues for emptiest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Empty \Emp"ty\ (?; 215), a. [Compar. Emptier; superl. Emptiest.] [AS. emtig, [ae]mtig, [ae]metig, fr. [ae]mta, [ae]metta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.]
Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, or a container, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
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Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. ``That fair female troop . . . empty of all good.''
--Milton.I shall find you empty of that fault.
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Having nothing to carry; unburdened. ``An empty messenger.''
--Shak.When ye go ye shall not go empty.
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Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
Words are but empty thanks.
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Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise.
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Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind.
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7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
That in civility thou seem'st so empty.
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Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
Note: Empty is used as the first element in a compound; as, empty-handed, having nothing in the hands, destitute; empty-headed, having few ideas; empty-hearted, destitute of feeling.
Syn: See Vacant.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlative of: empty)
WordNet
adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant: full]
devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: hollow, vacuous]
having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: empty-bellied]
emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"
v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" [ant: fill]
become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn: discharge] [ant: fill]
leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: vacate, abandon]
remove; "Empty the water"
See empty
Usage examples of "emptiest".
Our car climbed on the A836 as we continued our journey south toward Lairg through some of the emptiest land imaginable, but it was surpassingly beautiful at the same time.
Another was a spirit of accommodation that prompted him to take the needs, difficulties and perplexities of anybody and everybody upon his own shoulders at any and all times, and dispose of them with admirable facility and alacrity--hence he always managed to find vacant beds in crowded inns, and plenty to eat in the emptiest larders.
He released the image and headed out toward the emptiest quarter where only a few people sat deep in their own contemplation.
Its great power and scope are shown well in this, that it can find high uses for the commonest stuff of daily speech and the emptiest phrases of daily intercourse.
The vans would unload the wagons in the emptiest countryside you ever saw, and in minutes the road behind would be filled with waving hands, laughing faces, and eyes filled with sparkle.
She stood in the centre of the emptiest part of that rather dingy room, as far as possible away from any good or chattel.
Oometimes when her life was at its emptiest, Michaele had allowed herself to fantasize about the possibility of this moment.
His eyes were a strange shade of gray that contrasted with his black skin: they were the emptiest eyes that Briar had ever seen.