emptiest

Adjective

empty (comparative emptier, superlative emptiest)

1. Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
   • an empty purse

   Synonyms:

   unoccupied, clear, leer, toom, clean

   Antonyms:

   full

2. Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

   Antonyms:

   non-empty

3. (obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
   • And I ſhal finde you emptie of that fault,
     Right ioyfull of your reformation.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
4. Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
   • I hope our Ladies treaſure and our owne,
     May ſerue for ranſome to our liberties:
     Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe,
     That we may trauell into Siria, […]c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
5. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
   • empty words, or threats
6. Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
   • empty pleasures

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