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   Vac·u·ous

   /ˈvakyəwəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless: "a vacuous smile" Similar blankvacantexpressionlessdeadpaninscrutableinexpressivepoker-facedemotionlessimpassiveabsentabsentmindeduninterestedemptyglassystonywoodenmotionlesslifelessinanimateempty-headedunintelligentwithout thoughtbrainlessdensedull-wittedthickvacantinanestupidinformal:brain-deadOpposite expressivemeaningfulthinkingintelligent
   • ▪ empty.

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘empty of matter’): from Latin vacuus ‘empty’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vacuously adverb
   • 2. vacuousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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