The difference between Bare and Empty

When used as nouns, bare means the surface, the (bare) skin, whereas empty means a container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

When used as verbs, bare means to uncover, whereas empty means to make empty.

When used as adjectives, bare means minimal, whereas empty means devoid of content.

Bare is also adverb with the meaning: very.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bare and Empty

  1. Bare as an adjective:

    Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

    Examples:

    "a bare majority"

  2. Bare as an adjective:

    Naked, uncovered.

    Examples:

    "I do wonder why keeping my little breasts bare can be lewd even as none tells my brother anything for being bare-chested."

  3. Bare as an adjective:

    Having no supplies.

    Examples:

    "a room bare of furniture"

    "The cupboard was bare."

  4. Bare as an adjective:

    Having no decoration.

    Examples:

    "The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?"

  5. Bare as an adjective:

    Having had what usually covers (something) removed.

    Examples:

    "The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves."

  6. Bare as an adjective (MLE, not comparable):

    A lot or lots of.

    Examples:

    "It's bare money to get in the club each time, man."

  7. Bare as an adjective:

    With head uncovered; bareheaded.

  8. Bare as an adjective:

    Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.

  9. Bare as an adjective (figurative):

    Mere; without embellishment.

  10. Bare as an adjective:

    Threadbare, very worn.

  1. Bare as an adverb (British, slang):

    Very; significantly.

    Examples:

    "That pissed me off bare."

    "It's taking bare time."

  2. Bare as an adverb:

    Barely.

  3. Bare as an adverb:

    Without a condom.

  1. Bare as a noun (‘the bare’):

    The surface, the (bare) skin.

  2. Bare as a noun:

    Surface; body; substance.

  3. Bare as a noun (architecture):

    That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.

  1. Bare as a verb (transitive):

    To uncover; to reveal.

    Examples:

    "She bared her teeth at him."

  1. Bare as a verb (obsolete):

  1. Empty as an adjective:

    Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

    Examples:

    "an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach"

  2. Empty as an adjective (computing, programming):

    Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

  3. Empty as an adjective (obsolete):

    Free; clear; devoid; often with of.

  4. Empty as an adjective:

    Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.

  5. Empty as an adjective:

    Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.

    Examples:

    "empty words, or threats"

  6. Empty as an adjective:

    Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.

    Examples:

    "empty pleasures"

  7. Empty as an adjective:

    Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.

    Examples:

    "empty dreams"

  8. Empty as an adjective (obsolete):

    Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.

    Examples:

    "an empty vine"

  9. Empty as an adjective:

    Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.

    Examples:

    "empty brains; an empty coxcomb"

  1. Empty as a verb (transitive, ergative):

    To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

    Examples:

    "to empty a well or a cistern"

    "The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film."

  2. Empty as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.

    Examples:

    "Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River."

  1. Empty as a noun:

    A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

    Examples:

    "Put the empties out to be recycled."

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