Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.
...the usual vacuous comments by some faceless commentator.
English dictionary. 2008.
Vacuous — Vac u*ous, a. [L. vacuus. See {Vacant}.] Empty; unfilled; void; vacant. [1913 Webster] Boundless the deep, because I am who fill Infinitude; nor vacuous the space. Milton. [1913 Webster] That the few may lead selfish and vacuous days. J. Morley.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vacuous — I adjective absent, barren, blank, depleted, devoid, drained, dull, empty, empty headed, exhausted, expressionless, fatuous, foolish, hollow, idle, inadequate, inane, incogitative, insufficient, lacking content, missing, null, purposeless,… … Law dictionary
vacuous — (adj.) 1640s, empty, from L. vacuus empty, void, free (see VACUUM (Cf. vacuum)). Figurative sense of empty of ideas is from 1848. Related: Vacuously; vacuousness … Etymology dictionary
vacuous — *empty, vacant, blank, void Analogous words: barren, *bare: inane, wishy washy, *insipid Contrasted words: *full, replete … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vacuous — [adj] empty; unintelligent airheaded*, birdbrained*, blank, drained, dull, dumb, emptied, foolish, half baked*, inane, lamebrained*, minus*, shallow, silly*, stupid, superficial, uncomprehending, unreasoning, vacant, void; concept 402 Ant. aware … New thesaurus
vacuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing a lack of thought or intelligence. DERIVATIVES vacuity noun vacuously adverb vacuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin vacuus empty … English terms dictionary
vacuous — [vak′yo͞o əs] adj. [L vacuus] 1. empty of matter 2. having or showing lack of intelligence, interest, or thought; stupid; senseless; inane 3. characterized by lack of purpose, of profitable employment, etc.; idle SYN. EMPTY vacuously adv.… … English World dictionary
vacuous — vacuously, adv. vacuousness, n. /vak yooh euhs/, adj. 1. without contents; empty: the vacuous air. 2. lacking in ideas or intelligence: a vacuous mind. 3. expressing or characterized by a lack of ideas or intelligence; inane; stupid: a vacuous… … Universalium
vacuous — adjective Etymology: Latin vacuus Date: circa 1660 1. emptied of or lacking content 2. marked by lack of ideas or intelligence ; stupid, inane < a vacuous mind > < a vacuous movie > 3. devoid of serious occupation ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
vacuous — vac|u|ous [ˈvækjuəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: vacuus empty ] showing no intelligence or having no useful purpose ▪ a vacuous expression ▪ a vacuous romantic novel … Dictionary of contemporary English
