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VACUOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Devoid of matter
Example:
a vacuous space
Classified under:
Similar:
empty (holding or containing nothing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Devoid of significance or force
Example:
vacuous comments
Synonyms:
empty; hollow; vacuous
Classified under:
Similar:
meaningless; nonmeaningful (having no meaning or direction or purpose)
Derivation:
vacuity (total lack of meaning or ideas)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Devoid of intelligence or thought
Example:
a vacant expression
Synonyms:
mindless; vacuous
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)
Derivation:
vacuity (total lack of meaning or ideas)
vacuousness (indicative of or marked by mental vacuity and an absence of ideas)
