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adjective
- 1. having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless: "a vacuous smile" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of VACUOUS is emptied of or lacking content. How to use vacuous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Vacuous.
VACUOUS definition: 1. not expressing or showing intelligent thought or purpose: 2. not expressing or showing…. Learn more.
Reserved for the harmlessly stupid and truly meaningless, vacuous is a smart-sounding way to describe something dumb. Celebrity gossip and reality TV are usually pretty vacuous, even if they're fun.
VACUOUS meaning: 1. not expressing or showing intelligent thought or purpose: 2. not expressing or showing…. Learn more.
Vacuous definition: without contents; empty. See examples of VACUOUS used in a sentence.
adj. 1. containing nothing; empty. 2. bereft of ideas or intelligence; mindless. 3. characterized by or resulting from vacancy of mind: a vacuous gaze. 4. indulging in no useful mental or physical activity; idle. 5. (Logic) logic maths (of an operator or expression) having no import; idle: in (x) (John is tall) the quantifier (x) is vacuous. 6.
Definition of vacuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 meanings: 1. containing nothing; empty 2. bereft of ideas or intelligence; mindless 3. characterized by or resulting from.... Click for more definitions.
Having or showing lack of intelligence, interest, or thought; stupid; senseless; inane. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Devoid of substance or meaning; vapid or inane. A vacuous comment. American Heritage. Devoid of expression; vacant. A vacuous stare. American Heritage. Empty of matter. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Synonyms for VACUOUS: devoid, empty, barren, blank, vacant, void, hollow, clean; Antonyms of VACUOUS: full, complete, replete, provided, filled, furnished, occupied, supplied.