VACUOUS


Meaning of VACUOUS in English

/ ˈvækjuəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) showing no sign of intelligence or sensitive feelings :

a vacuous expression

►  vacu·ous·ly adverb

►  vacu·ous·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent. (in the sense empty of matter ): from Latin vacuus empty + -ous .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.