Empty Definition
- lacking; without; devoid of
- to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Empty
- empty of
- run on empty
Origin of Empty
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From Middle English emty, from Old English ǣmtiġ, ǣmettiġ (“vacant, empty, free, idle, unmarried”, literally “without must or obligation, leisurely”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + Proto-Germanic *mōtijô, *mōtô (“must, obligation, need”), *mōtiþô (“ability, accommodation”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“measure; to acquire, possess, be in command”). Related to Old English ġeǣmtiġian (“to empty”), Old English ǣmetta (“leisure”), Old English mōtan (“must, might, have to”). More at mote, meet.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English ǣmtig vacant, unoccupied from ǣmetta leisure med- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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