Defn: of Empty.
EMPTINESS
Emp"ti*ness, n. Etym: [From Empty.]
1. The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.
2. Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; the emptiness of earthly glory.
3. Want of knowledge; lack of sense; vacuity of mind. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray. Pope. The sins of emptiness, gossip, and spite. Tennyson.
EMPTION
Emp"tion, n. Etym: [L. emptio, fr. emere to buy.]
Defn: The act of buying. [R.] Arbuthnot.
EMPTIONAL
Emp"tion*al, a.
Defn: Capable of being purchased.
EMPTY Emp"ty, a. [Compar. Emptier; superl. Emptiest.] Etym: [AS. emtig, æmtig, æmetig, fr. æmta, æmetta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.]