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vacuous /ˈvakjʊəs /
adjective
1 having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless:
a vacuous smile
vacuous slogans.
2 archaic empty.
– DERIVATIVES
vacuously /ˈvakjʊəsli / adverb
vacuousness /ˈvakjʊəsnəs / noun
– ORIGIN mid 17th century (in the sense empty of matter): from Latin vacuus empty + -ous.
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