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empty words

empty words noun: any type of talk with little meaning; a message that seems to contain meaningful content but is actually vapid. Also the plural of empty word.

Noun

empty words pl (normally plural, singular empty word)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, plural, plural-normally) Any type of talk with little meaning; a message that seems to contain meaningful content but is actually vapid.

Also used as

empty words is also the plural of empty word.

Forms of empty words

singularempty word

Questions about empty words

What does empty words mean?
Empty words means any type of talk with little meaning; a message that seems to contain meaningful content but is actually vapid.
What part of speech is empty words?
Empty words is a noun.

Words near empty words in the dictionary

  1. empty threats
  2. Empty Vee
  3. empty vessels make the most noise
  4. empty vessels make the most sound
  5. empty word
  6. empty words
  7. empty-element tag
  8. empty-element tags
  9. empty-handed
  10. empty-handedly
  11. empty-handedness

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