blankness

blank

B0312400 (blăngk)adj. blank·er, blank·est 1. a. Devoid of writing, images, or marks: a blank wall; a blank screen.b. Containing no information; unrecorded or erased: a blank tape; a blank diskette. See Synonyms at empty.c. Having spaces for information to be provided; not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.2. Not having received final processing; unfinished: a blank key.3. a. Devoid of thought or impression: a blank mind.b. Showing no expression, interest, or understanding; expressionless: a blank stare.4. Devoid of activity or distinctive character; empty: tried to fill the blank hours of the day.5. Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.n.1. a. An empty space or place, especially an empty space on a document to be filled in.b. A document with one or more such spaces.2. a. Something without information or thought: When I read that question on the test, my mind was a blank.b. Something showing no expression or understanding: When he told his mother what happened, her face was a blank.3. A manufactured article of a standard shape or form that is ready for final processing, as by stamping or cutting: a key blank.4. A blank cartridge.5. Something worthless, such as a losing lottery ticket.6. A mark, usually a dash (—), indicating the omission of a word or of a letter or letters.7. The white circle in the center of a target; a bull's-eye.8. Games An unmarked piece or portion of a piece, as a domino tile, whose value may be determined by the holder.v. blanked, blank·ing, blanks v.tr.1. To remove, as from view; obliterate: "At times the strong glare of the sun blanked it from sight" (Richard Wright).2. To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel.3. Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring.4. To punch or stamp from flat stock, especially with a die.v.intr.1. To become abstracted. Often used with out: My mind blanked out for a few seconds.2. To fail to find or remember something: I blanked when asked the name of our mayor.3. To fade away: The music gradually blanked out.

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[Middle English, white, having spaces to be filled in, from Old French blanc, white, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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blank′ly adv.blank′ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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blankness - the state of being blank; void; emptinessemptiness - the state of containing nothing

blankness

noun vacancy, indifference, abstraction, lack of interest, incomprehension, vacuity, inanity, absent-mindedness, obliviousness, fatuity, inattentiveness, vacuousness, incuriousness His eyes have the blankness of someone half-asleep.

blankness

noun1. Total lack of ideas, meaning, or substance:barrenness, emptiness, hollowness, inanity, vacancy, vacuity, vacuousness.2. A desolate sense of loss:desolation, emptiness, hollowness, vacuum, void.

Translations

空白

blank

(blӕŋk) adjective1. (of paper) without writing or marks. a blank sheet of paper. 空白的 空白的2. expressionless. a blank look. 漠然的，面無表情的 茫然的，无表情的 3. (of a wall) having no door, window etc. 沒有門窗的(牆壁) 没有门窗的（墙） noun1. (in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc). Fill in all the blanks! (表格等的)空白處 空白（尤指表格的空白） 2. a blank cartridge. The soldier fired a blank. 空包彈 空包弹ˈblankly adverb with a blank expression. He looked at me blankly. 漠然地 茫然地ˈblankness noun 空白 空白blank cartridge a cartridge without a bullet. 空包彈 空包弹blank cheque a signed cheque on which the sum to be paid has not been entered. 空白支票 空白支票go blank to become empty. My mind went blank when the police questioned me. 完全淨空 全忘了