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US
/ˈvækjuəs/
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[ UK /vˈækjuːəs/ ]
[ UK /vˈækjuːəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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devoid of intelligence or thought
a vacant expression
a vacuous mind -
devoid of matter
a vacuous space -
devoid of significance or force
empty promises
vacuous comments
a hollow victory
How To Use vacuous In A Sentence
- The transition to a 3D world certainly taxes the Xbox's power but the game world is particularly vacuous.
- Certainly my academic career is one to which the adjective ‘vacuous’ can be uncontroversially applied.
- Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.
- MikeGene: Scientifically vacuous is not the same as invalid. Cleaning Up The Mess
- He expresses concern that a society that ceases to respect the ‘res publica’ and loses all faith in a ‘national philosophy’ may well drift into an asocial and culturally vacuous anomie.
- But on a much larger level, it just shows once again the utter vacuousness of our electoral system.
- Why will sport endure long after more vacuous forms of entertainment wither on the vine? Times, Sunday Times
- If the definition of "athleticism" is strictly about speedy movement then I would say you are right – the moon is athletic, the term is vacuous, and the argument is dumb. Bunny and a Book
- Here is a man who understands the cinematic image, not just as vacuous glamour but as narrative and poetry.
- True, but vacuous, weasel-worded, fact-free, faux-expert prognostications by contemptible establishmentarian hacks rank pretty low on the list of charities I donate to. Matthew Yglesias » Staggeringly Off-the-Mark Forecasts of European Economic Preeminence