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1 : containing nothing

2 : UNOCCUPIED, UNINHABITED

3 : lacking value, force, sense, or purpose

4 : feeling the need for food

Synonyms

[1] bare, blank, devoid, stark, vacant, void; also barren, hollow

Antonyms

full

[3] meaningless, pointless, senseless, worthless—more at MEANINGLESS

[3] abortive, bootless, fruitless, futile, ineffective, unavailing, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain—more at FUTILE

[4] famished, hungry—more at HUNGRY

2empty verb emp·tied; emp·ty·ing 1 : to make or become empty

2 : to discharge contents; also : to remove from what holds or encloses

Synonyms

clear, evacuate, vacate, void; also deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust

Antonyms

fill, load

3empty noun, plural empties : an empty bottle or can

emp·ty–hand·ed adjective 1 : having or bringing nothing

2 : having acquired or gained nothing

1empyrean noun 1 : the highest heaven; also : FIRMAMENT

2 : an ideal place or state

2empyrean adjective : of or relating to the empyrean

Synonyms

celestial, Elysian, heavenly, supernal—more at CELESTIAL

EMT noun [ORIGIN: emergency medical technician]

: a specially trained medical technician certified to provide basic medical services before and during transport to a hospital

1emu noun : a swift-running flightless Australian bird smaller than the related ostrich

2emu abbreviation electromagnetic unit

em·u·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing : to strive to equal or excel : IMITATE

— em·u·la·tion noun

— em·u·lous adjective

Synonyms

ape, copy, imitate, mime, mimic—more at IMITATE

emul·si·fi·er noun : a substance (as a soap) that helps to form and stabilize an emulsion

emul·si·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing : to disperse (as an oil) in an emulsion

— emul·si·fi·ca·tion noun

emul·sion noun 1 : a mixture of mutually insoluble liquids in which one is dispersed in droplets throughout the other

2 : a light-sensitive coating on photographic film or paper

en noun : a length approximately half the width of the letter M

1-en also -n adjective suffix : made of : consisting of

2-en verb suffix 1 : become or cause to be

2 : cause or come to have

en·able verb en·abled; en·abling 1 : to make able or feasible

2 : to give legal power, capacity, or sanction to

Synonyms

[1] allow, let, permit; also fit, prepare, qualify, ready

Antonyms

prevent

[2] accredit, authorize, certify, commission, empower, invest, license, qualify—more at AUTHORIZE

en·act verb 1 : to make into law

2 : to act out

Synonyms

lay down, legislate, make, pass; also bring about, effect

Antonyms

repeal, rescind, revoke

en·act·ment noun : the act of enacting; also : something (as a law) that has been enacted

Synonyms

act, law, ordinance, statute—more at LAW

accomplishment, achievement, commission, discharge, execution, fulfillment, implementation, performance, perpetration—more at COMMISSION

enam·el noun 1 : a glasslike substance used to coat the surface of metal or pottery

2 : the hard outer layer of a tooth

3 : a usu. glossy paint that forms a hard coat

— enamel verb

enam·el·ware noun : metal utensils coated with enamel

en·am·or verb : to inflame with love

en·am·our chiefly British variant of ENAMOR

en bloc adverb or adjective : as a whole : in a mass

enc or encl abbreviation enclosure

en·camp verb : to make camp

en·camp·ment noun : the place where a group (as a body of troops) is encamped

Synonyms

bivouac, camp—more at CAMP

en·cap·su·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing 1 : to encase or become encased in a capsule

2 : to give an abstract of : SUMMARIZE

Synonyms

abstract, digest, outline, recapitulate, sum up, summarize, wrap up—more at SUMMARIZE

en·cap·su·la·tion noun : an act, instance, or result of encapsulating

Synonyms

abstract, digest, outline, précis, résumé, summary, synopsis—more at SUMMARY

en·case verb : to enclose in or as if in a case

— en·case·ment noun

Synonyms

cage, coop,