emptyemp‧ty1 /ˈɛmpti/ ●●● adjective (comparative emptier, superlative emptiest) 
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having nothing inside: 
Your glass is empty – would you like some more lemonade? an empty boxTHESAURUSbare – used about a room or area that has very little in it: Apart from a bed, the room was bare.deserted – used about a place or building that is empty and quiet because no people are there: By now, the streets were deserted.uninhabited – used about a place that has no people living in it: Several uninhabited islands dot the coastline.free – used about a seat, space, or room that no one is using: Is this seat free?blank – used about a computer screen, a page, a piece of paper, or a wall that has no writing or pictures on it: He stared at the blank page, not sure what to write.vacant formal – used about rooms, seats, buildings, or areas of land that are empty and available for someone to use: I pulled into a vacant lot next to the drugstore.2not filled with people, or not being used by anyone: Is this seat empty? an empty restaurant3unhappy because nothing seems interesting, important, or worth doing: After the divorce, my life felt empty.4empty words/promises/gestures etc. words, etc. that are not sincere and therefore have no meaning5on an empty stomach without having eaten anything first: You shouldn’t go to school on an empty stomach.6empty nest (syndrome) a situation in which parents become sad because their children have grown up and left home [Origin: Old English æmettig]
1 having nothing inside: Your glass is empty – would you like some more lemonade? an empty boxTHESAURUSbare – used about a room or area that has very little in it: Apart from a bed, the room was bare.deserted – used about a place or building that is empty and quiet because no people are there: By now, the streets were deserted.uninhabited – used about a place that has no people living in it: Several uninhabited islands dot the coastline.free – used about a seat, space, or room that no one is using: Is this seat free?blank – used about a computer screen, a page, a piece of paper, or a wall that has no writing or pictures on it: He stared at the blank page, not sure what to write.vacant formal – used about rooms, seats, buildings, or areas of land that are empty and available for someone to use: I pulled into a vacant lot next to the drugstore.2not filled with people, or not being used by anyone: Is this seat empty? an empty restaurant3unhappy because nothing seems interesting, important, or worth doing: After the divorce, my life felt empty.4empty words/promises/gestures etc. words, etc. that are not sincere and therefore have no meaning5on an empty stomach without having eaten anything first: You shouldn’t go to school on an empty stomach.6empty nest (syndrome) a situation in which parents become sad because their children have grown up and left home [Origin: Old English æmettig]
