Vacuous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

devoid of intelligence

devoid of significance or point

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈækjuːəs/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈakjuːəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈakjuːəs/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈækjuːəs/.

Examples

empty promises
a hollow victory
vacuous comments

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hollow inane fatuous asinine mindless empty blank

Parts of Speech

adjective	devoid of intelligence
adjective	devoid of significance or point “empty promises”
adjective	devoid of matter “a vacuous space”
adjective	void of expression “a blank stare”

Word Forms

asininity	noun	the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness
fatuousness	noun	a ludicrous folly
fatuity	noun	a ludicrous folly
inanity	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas
mindlessness	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas
vacuousness	noun	indicative of or marked by mental vacuity and an absence of ideas
vacuity	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas
emptiness	noun	the quality of being valueless or futile
hollowness	noun	the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
blankness	noun	the state of being blank; void; emptiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

leer

ohne Intelligenz

🇫🇷French

vide

dépourvu d'intelligence

🇪🇸Spanish

vacío

carente de inteligencia

🇮🇹Italian

vacuo

privo di intelligenza

🇳🇱Dutch

leeg

verstoken van intelligentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

vazio

desprovido de inteligência

🇷🇺Russian

бессодержательный

лишенный интеллекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असार

बुद्धि से रहित

🇧🇩Bengali

শূন্য

বুদ্ধিমত্তাহীন

🇮🇳Tamil

வெற்றிடமான

புத்திசாலித்தனம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

శూన్యమైన

తెలివితేటలు లేని

🇮🇳Marathi

रिक्त

बुद्धिमत्ता रहित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાલી

બુદ્ધિથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ವಾತ

ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತ್ತೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശൂന്യമായ

ബുദ്ധിയില്ലാത്ത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਲੀ

ਬੁੱਧੀ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

خالی

ذہانت سے عاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

空虚的

缺乏智力

🇯🇵Japanese

空虚な

知性のない

🇰🇷Korean

아무 것도 하지 않는

지능이 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trống trải

không có trí thông minh

🇹🇭Thai

ว่างเปล่า

ไร้สติปัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

hampa

tanpa kecerdasan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang laman

walang katalinuhan

🇲🇾Malay

hampa

tiada kecerdasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فارغ

خالي من الذكاء

🇮🇷Persian

خالی

خالی از هوش

🇹🇷Turkish

boş

zekadan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

ריק

נטול אינטליגנציה

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