vacuous /ˈvakjʊəs/
adjective
Meaning:
1. having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
"Dan let out a rather a vacuous laughter when he rammed the car into the fence."
2. expressing or characterized by a lack of ideas; inane; stupid:
"This is one heck of a vacuous book."
3. purposeless; idle:
"His was a vacuous way of life."
Synonyms:
blank, vacant, expressionless, deadpan, inscrutable, inexpressive, poker-faced, emotionless, impassive, absent, absent-minded, uninterested, empty, glassy, stony, wooden, motionless, lifeless, inanimate, brain-dead,
airheaded, birdbrained, blank, drained, dull, dumb, emptied, foolish, half-baked, inane, lamebrained, shallow, silly, stupid, superficial, uncomprehending, unreasoning, vacant, void, dull-witted, empty-headed, dense, inane, unintelligent
Antonyms:
aware, filled, full, intelligent, expressive, meaningful
Origin
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘empty of matter’): from Latin vacuus ‘empty’ + -ous.
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