EMP'TINESS, noun [from empty.] A state of being empty; a state of containing nothing except air; destitution; absence of matter; as the emptiness of a vessel. 1. Void space; vacuity; vacuum. 2. Want of solidity or substance; as the emptiness of light and shade. 3. Unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; as the emptiness of earthly things. 4. Vacuity of head; want of intellect or knowledge.
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