blanke
blanke is the obsolete spelling of blank.
Meaning of blank
Adjective
blank (comparative blanker or more blank, superlative blankest or most blank)
- White or pale; without colour.
- To the blanc Moone / Her office they preſcrib'd,1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
- blank paper
- Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.
- a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousness
- Abject; absolute; complete; downright; sheer; utter.
- a blank refusal to cooperate
- Without expression, usually because of incomprehension.
- a blank glassy look
- Utterly confounded or discomfited.
- Adam […] Aſtonied ſtood and Blank,1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC...
Proper noun capitalized: Blanke
Blanke (plural Blankes)
- A surname.
Forms of blanke
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | blankes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Blankes |
Questions about blanke
- What does blanke mean?
- Blanke means a surname.
- What is blanke the obsolete spelling of?
- Blanke is the obsolete spelling of blank.
- What part of speech is blanke?
- Blanke is a proper noun.
Words near blanke in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: blanke (page history and authors); Blanke (page history and authors); blank (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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