- emp|ti|ness
- emp|ti|ness «EHMP tee nihs», noun.the condition of being empty; lack of contents.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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emp — co·emp·tio; co·emp·tion; emp; emp·ti·ly; emp·ti·ness; emp·tins; emp·tion; emp·tio ven·di·tio; emp·tor; ex·emp·tion; ex·emp·tive; pre·emp·tion; pre·emp·tion·er; pre·emp·tor; pre·emp·to·ry; EMP; emp·ty; pre·emp·tive; co·emp·tive; emp·tings;… … English syllables
per|emp´to|ri|ness — per|emp|to|ry «puh REHMP tuhr ee; PEHR uhmp TR ee, TOHR », adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. 1. leaving no choice; decisive; final; absolute; conclusive: »a peremptory decree. It is a peremptory point of virtue that a man s independence be… … Useful english dictionary
per|emp´to|ri|ly — per|emp|to|ry «puh REHMP tuhr ee; PEHR uhmp TR ee, TOHR », adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. 1. leaving no choice; decisive; final; absolute; conclusive: »a peremptory decree. It is a peremptory point of virtue that a man s independence be… … Useful english dictionary
per|emp|to|ry — «puh REHMP tuhr ee; PEHR uhmp TR ee, TOHR », adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. 1. leaving no choice; decisive; final; absolute; conclusive: »a peremptory decree. It is a peremptory point of virtue that a man s independence be secured (Emerson) … Useful english dictionary
emptiness — emp·ti·ness … English syllables
empty — emp•ty [[t]ˈɛmp ti[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est, 1) containing nothing; devoid of contents 2) vacant; unoccupied 3) devoid of human activity 4) hollow; meaningless 5) unemployed; idle: empty days[/ex] 6) math. Math. (of a set) containing no elements;… … From formal English to slang
emptiness — emp|ti|ness [ˈemptinıs] n [U] 1.) a feeling of great sadness and loneliness ▪ She felt an emptiness in her heart when he left. 2.) when there is nothing or nobody in a place emptiness of ▪ the silence and emptiness of the desert … Dictionary of contemporary English
emptiness — emp|ti|ness [ emptinəs ] noun uncount 1. ) an empty space or state: the vast emptiness of space 2. ) a feeling of having no emotion, interest, or purpose … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ti — co·bal·ti·cyanic; co·bal·ti·cyanide; co·bal·ti·nitrite; co·chi·ti; co·chli·o·don·ti·dae; co·lec·ti·vo; co·le·op·ti·lar; col·lec·ti·vi·za·tion; col·o·quin·ti·da; com·bus·ti·bil·i·ty; com·men·ti·tious; com·par·a·ti·val; com·par·ti·men·to;… … English syllables
Emptiness — Emp ti*ness, n. [From {Empty}.] 1. The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach. [1913 Webster] 2. Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
