vacuous

adjective
UK: /ˈvækjʊəs/
US: /ˈvækjuəs/

  1. Empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence.

    1. His vacuous smile showed he wasn't really listening at all.
    2. The politician's speech was full of vacuous promises that he couldn't keep.

  2. Lacking serious purpose or value.

    1. She stared with a vacuous expression across the room.
    2. The movie was entertaining, but ultimately vacuous and without deeper meaning.

Synonyms

meaningless blank shallow dull inane stupid empty

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The word "vacuous" in English means: Empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence., Lacking serious purpose or value..

The phonetic transcription of "vacuous" is /ˈvækjʊəs/ in British English and /ˈvækjuəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "vacuous": meaningless, blank, shallow, dull, inane, stupid, empty.

Example usage of "vacuous": "His vacuous smile showed he wasn't really listening at all.". More examples on the page.