blankness Definition

blank
adj blanker, blankest

1. Said of paper: not written or printed on.

Thesaurus: white, clear, fresh, unused, virgin, plain, empty, unmarked, untouched, spotless; Antonym: used, inscribed, printed.
2. Said of magnetic tape, etc: with no sound or pictures yet recorded on it.
3. With spaces left for details, information, a signature, etc.

Example: a blank form
4. Not filled in; empty.

Example: Leave that space blank
5. Showing no expression or interest.

Example: a blank look
Thesaurus: void, barren, vacant, expressionless, enigmatic, poker-faced, vacuous, hollow, meaningless, inscrutable; Antonym: expressive.
6. Having no thoughts or ideas.

Example: My mind went blank
7. Without a break or relieving feature.

Example: a blank wall
8. Sheer; absolute.

Example: blank refusal

noun

1. An empty space; a void.

Thesaurus: void, cavity, abyss, emptiness, nothingness, space, gap, vacuity, tabula rasa.
2. An empty space left (on forms, etc) to be filled in with particular information.
3. A printed form with blank spaces left for filling in.

Thesaurus: form, questionnaire, data sheet.
4. A state of having no thoughts or ideas.

Example: My mind went a complete blank
5. A dash written in place of a word or letter.
6. A blank cartridge.
7. A roughly-shaped piece eg of metal, to be processed into a finished article.

verb blanked, blanking

1. To hide it or form a screen in front of it.

Form: blank something off (usually)
Form: blank something out
tr & intr
2. To produce blanks (sense 7) in a manufacturing process.

Derivative: blankly
adverb

Derivative: blankness
noun

Idiom: draw a blank

colloq
To get no results; to fail.

Etymology: 14c in the original sense of ‘white' or ‘colourless': from French blanc white.

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