2022-02-26 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - empty & vacant
2022-02-26
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - empty & vacant
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง empty = “EMP-tee”
ออกเสียง vacant = “VEY-kuhnt”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
empty & vacant
These words mean “containing nothing,”
but they have different applications.
Something that isempty is lacking in its usual or customary contents:
an empty house contains no furniture;
an empty store contains no merchandise.
Vacant is applied to something that is temporarily unoccupied:
a vacant bed (no one is in it at the moment);
a vacant house (it is unoccupied at the time).
A vacant apartment would contain all its furnishing
but would house no occupants.
If a position is not filled, it is said to be vacant, not empty.
A look which lacks expression would be called a vacant stare
because the implication is that the absence of feeling is only temporary.
Dictionary.com:
SYNONYM STUDY FOR EMPTY
Empty, Vacant, Blank, Void
denote absence of content or contents.
Empty means without appropriate or accustomed contents:
an empty refrigerator.
Vacant is usually applied to that which is temporarily unoccupied:
a vacant chair;
three vacant apartments.
Blank applies to surfaces free from any marks or lacking appropriate markings, openings, etc.:
blank paper;
a blank wall.
Void emphasizescompletely unfilled space with vague, unspecified, or no boundaries:
void and without form.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:
Synonyms: empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous
These adjectives mean without contents that could or should be present.
Empty is the broadest and
can apply to what lacks contents (an empty box),
occupants (an empty seat), or
substance (an empty promise).
Vacant has a similar range of application,
including lacking an occupant (a vacant auditorium),
an incumbent (a vacant position), or
something useful or substantial (a vacant lot);
it can also refer to what is without intelligence or expression
(a vacant stare).
Blank applies specifically to the absence of writing or images on a surface (a blank page; a blank screen)
and can extend to a lack of awareness or understanding (a blank look).
Void emphasizes the utter degree to which something is lacking,
whether physical (a planet void of life) or
intangible (a humdrum performance void of spirit or energy).
Vacuous describes what is lacking in substance, interest, or intelligence
(vacuous entertainment; a vacuous personality).
See Also Synonyms at vain.
Dictionary.com:
MORE ABOUT EMPTY
What is a basic definition of empty?
Empty describes something as containing nothing
or to remove contents from something.
Empty also describes something that is meaningless.
Empty has several other senses as an adjective and a verb.
If something is empty, there is nothing in it.
Empty is the opposite of full
and is used to describe anything that has a complete absence of contents.
Sometimes, empty has slightly different specific meanings
depending on context.
For example, an empty room might only lack people
or it might be totally bare, with no furniture.
Empty is also used in many figurative expressions,
such as “an empty head,” meaning the person is unintelligent.
- Real-life examples:
An empty box has nothing inside it.
An empty refrigerator has no food or anything else inside of it.
An empty gas can has zero gas in it.
- Used in a sentence:
Luis drank the bottle of soda until it was totally empty.
In a similar sense,
empty is used as a verb to mean
to remove contents from something or to become empty.
- Used in a sentence:
Antonio emptied the bucket of water into the river.
As an adjective,
empty can also describe something as being meaningless or hollow.
- Real-life examples:
If you give an empty compliment,
you don’t actually mean the compliment or believe it to be true.
An empty gesture is one that you don’t intend on doing
or that won’t have any effect,
like offering to help your friend with math
when you don’t understand the math problems, either.
If you have an empty life,
you think your life doesn’t have any meaning or purpose.
- Used in a sentence:
My sister laughed at my empty threats of breaking her smartphone because she knew I would never actually do it.
Where does empty come from?
The first records of empty come from before the 900s.
It comes from the Old English ǣmtig, meaning “vacant,”
which comes from æmetta, meaning “free time” or “leisure.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for empty
Adjective
Empty, Vacant, Blank, Void, Vacuous
mean lacking contents which could or should be present.
Emptysuggests a complete absence of contents.
an empty bucket
Vacantsuggests an absence of appropriate contents or occupants.
a vacant apartment
Blankstresses the absence of any significant, relieving, or intelligiblefeatures on a surface.
a blank wall
Voidsuggests absolute emptiness as far as the mind or senses can determine.
a statement void of meaning
Vacuoussuggests the emptiness of a vacuum and especially the lack of intelligence or significance.
a vacuous facial expression
History and Etymology for vacant
Middle English vacaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French,
borrowed from Latin vacant-, vacans, present participle of vacāre
"to be empty or unoccupied, have space, be free,";
perhaps akin to Hittite wakkāari "lacks," wakšyi- "be lacking"
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