vacuous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈvækju.əs/

Definition of vacuous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.
    “vacuous expression”
    “vacuous remark”
    “The movie was criticized for its vacuous dialogue.”
    “She gave him a vacuous smile.”
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adj

  1. Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.
    “vacuous expression”
    “vacuous remark”
    “The movie was criticized for its vacuous dialogue.”
    “She gave him a vacuous smile.”
  2. Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vacuus (“empty, vacant”) + -ous.

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