æmettig

unoccupied, containing nothing, at leisure

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A single open cardboard box viewed from above at an angle, with its entire bare interior clearly visible and nothing inside.

adjective / verb / noun

empty

EMP-tee/ˈempti/

Containing nothing inside.

Etymology

emptyOld Englishunoccupied, containing nothing, at leisure

The Old English adjective was connected with æmetta, “leisure.” Being unoccupied could describe people free from duties as well as places without occupants or containers with nothing inside.

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