empty words

noun

Any type of talk with little meaning; a message that seems to contain meaningful content but is actually vapid.

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palaverhot airempty talkrhetoric
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Meanings

nounempty words pl (normally plural, singular empty word)

singular empty word

  1. idiomaticinformalpluralplural normallyAny type of talk with little meaning; a message that seems to contain meaningful content but is actually vapid.
noun
  1. pluralplural of empty word

Synonyms & antonyms

nounloud and confused and empty talk

Similar
palaverhot airempty talkrhetoric
Broader
nonsensebunknonsensicality
Also see
hot airpalaverrhetoric

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish tomme ord
  • tomme ordtalk with little meaning
Māori arero kau, pare-ā-waha
  • arero kautalk with little meaning
  • pare-ā-wahatalk with little meaning
Spanish palabras al aire
  • palabras al airetalk with little meaning
Cite this entry
APA

empty words. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20words

MLA

“empty words.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20words. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empty words,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20words.

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