vac´u|ous|ness

vac´u|ous|ness
vac|u|ous «VAK yu uhs», adjective.
1. showing no thought or intelligence; stupid; foolish: »

the vacuous smile of an idiot; a vacuous, solemn snob (Thackeray).

SYNONYM(S): fatuous.
2. having no meaning or direction; idle; indolent: »

a vacuous life.

3. empty (of matter or anything solid or tangible).
[< Latin vacuus (with English -ous)]
vac´u|ous|ly, adverb.
vac´u|ous|ness, noun.

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  • vac´u|ous|ly — vac|u|ous «VAK yu uhs», adjective. 1. showing no thought or intelligence; stupid; foolish: »the vacuous smile of an idiot; a vacuous, solemn snob (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): fatuous. 2. having no meaning or direction; idle; indolent: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • vac|u|ous — «VAK yu uhs», adjective. 1. showing no thought or intelligence; stupid; foolish: »the vacuous smile of an idiot; a vacuous, solemn snob (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): fatuous. 2. having no meaning or direction; idle; indolent: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • vac — no·vac·u·lite; vac·car·ia; vac·ca·ry; vac·cen·ic; vac·ci·nal; vac·ci·na·tion; vac·ci·na·tor; vac·cin·ia; vac·cin·i·a·ce·ae; vac·cin·i·al; vac·cin·iform; vac·cin·i·um; vac·ci·noid; vac·il·lan·cy; vac·il·lant; vac·il·late; vac·il·lat·ing·ly;… …   English syllables

  • vacuousness — vac·u·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • vacuous — vac•u•ous [[t]ˈvæk yu əs[/t]] adj. 1) empty 2) lacking in or showing a lack of ideas or intelligence: a vacuous mind[/ex] 3) purposeless; idle • Etymology: 1645–55; < L vacuus empty vac′u•ous•ly, adv. vac′u•ous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Vacuousness — Vac u*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being vacuous; emptiness; vacuity. W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

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