Empty and Worn

Empty

Empty adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.

Worn and empty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worn" instead an adjective "Empty".

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Worn

Worn adjective - Depleted in strength, energy, or freshness.

Empty and worn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Empty" instead an adjective "Worn".

Both words in one sentence

  • The quote comes from "The Empty Child", where Rose is wearing jeans and a Union Jack T-shirt and the Doctor is in his usual leather jacket — one worn by German U-Boat captains.
  • Zombie Apocalypse As long as the rings are still worn, they can construct zombies out of almost anything, even empty skeletons, so damage to the brain doesn't kill them.
  • Grail in the Garbage In My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic's Season 4 finale, the medallion worn by Discord, which Tirek dismissed as "worthless" and gave to him as an "empty gesture", is actually the final MacGuffin for unlocking the Rainbow Power chest.
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