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What is the adjective for emptiness?

There are several adjectives for emptiness, depending on the specific nuance you want to convey:

General emptiness:

* Empty (most common and straightforward)

* Vacant (suggests a lack of occupants or content)

* Void (implies a complete absence of anything)

* Hollow (suggests a lack of substance or meaning)

Emptiness related to emotions or feelings:

* Desolate (implies a feeling of sadness and loneliness)

* Bleak (suggests a feeling of hopelessness)

* Barren (implies a lack of life or vitality)

* Lonely (implies a feeling of isolation and longing)

Emptiness related to physical space:

* Unoccupied (suggests a lack of people or objects)

* Unfilled (suggests a lack of completion or purpose)

* Bare (implies a lack of decoration or adornment)

The best adjective to use will depend on the specific context.

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