vacuous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective devoid of intelligence
  2. adjective devoid of significance or point
  3. adjective devoid of matter

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vacuus (“empty, vacant”) + -ous.

In classic literature

Synonyms

asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless

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