VACUOUS


Meaning of VACUOUS in English

ˈvakyəwəs adjective

Etymology: Latin vacuus

1. : emptied of or lacking content (as of air or gas)

vacuous spaces

2. : marked by or indicative of mental vacuity or lack of ideas or intelligence : lacking substance : thin in intellectual content : dull , stupid , inane

a vacuous mind

a vacuous expression

a vacuous play

3. : devoid of serious occupation : spent in inanities or frivolity : idle

4. : containing no element, point, or member : null — used of a class in mathematics or logic

Synonyms: see empty

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