vacuous

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
  - 1.2.1 Derived terms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin vacuus (“empty, vacant”)

Adjective [edit]

vacuous (comparative more vacuous, superlative most vacuous)

Lacking meaningful content.
Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

Derived terms [edit]

vacuity (noun)
vacuously (adverb)
vacuousness (noun)

Translations [edit]

lacking meaningful content

Finnish: merkityksetön (fi), ontto (fi), tyhjä (fi)
French: niais (fr)

Scottish Gaelic: faoin (gd)
Serbo-Croatian: isprazan (sh)
Spanish: vacuo (es)

showing a lack of thought

Scottish Gaelic: faoin (gd)

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