vacuous

UK/'vækjuəs/US/'vækjuәs/

GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Lacking meaningful content or intelligence; empty-headed

空洞的，无意义的；头脑空空的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

vacuempty

-ousfull of, having the quality of

=vacuous

vacu (empty) + -ous (full of) = "full of emptiness." Used figuratively for talk, expressions, or minds that have nothing of substance: a vacuous smile, a vacuous comment. It is the human, dismissive cousin of vacuum.

Root vac still carries 31 more words

Example Sentences

1.
She gave a vacuous smile and said nothing.
2.
The interview was full of vacuous celebrity gossip.

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