The difference between Empty and Vacant
When used as adjectives, empty means devoid of content, whereas vacant means not occupied.
Empty is also noun with the meaning: a container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
Empty is also verb with the meaning: to make empty.
check bellow for the other definitions of Empty and Vacant
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Empty as an adjective:
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
Examples:
"an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach"
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Empty as an adjective (computing, programming):
Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
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Empty as an adjective (obsolete):
Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
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Empty as an adjective:
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
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Empty as an adjective:
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
Examples:
"empty words, or threats"
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Empty as an adjective:
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
Examples:
"empty pleasures"
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Empty as an adjective:
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
Examples:
"empty dreams"
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Empty as an adjective (obsolete):
Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.
Examples:
"an empty vine"
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Empty as an adjective:
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
Examples:
"empty brains; an empty coxcomb"
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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."
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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."
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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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Vacant as an adjective:
Not occupied; empty.
Examples:
"[[vacant lot]]"
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Vacant as an adjective:
Showing no intelligence or interest.
Examples:
"a vacant stare"