Hyphenation of empty

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word empty? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

emp-ty

Definitions of empty:

1.	A container that has been emptied Return all empties to the store
2.	Make void or empty of contents Empty the box The alarm emptied the building
3.	Become empty or void of its content The room emptied
4.	Leave behind empty Move out of You must vacate your office by tonight
5.	Remove Empty the water
6.	Excrete or discharge from the body
7.	Holding or containing nothing An empty glass An empty room Full of empty seats Empty hours
8.	Devoid of significance or point Empty promises A hollow victory Vacuous comments
9.	Needing nourishment After skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime Empty-bellied children
10.	Emptied of emotion After the violent argument he felt empty

Synonyms of empty:

adj	empty, bare, stripped, barren of, destitute of, devoid of, empty of, innocent of, void of, bereft of, deprived of, blank, clean, white, empty-handed, glassy, glazed, looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked, open, unfilled, vacant, vacant, void, emptied, lifeless
adj	hollow, vacuous, meaningless, nonmeaningful
adj	hollow
adj	empty-bellied, hungry
adj	drained
noun	container
verb	change, alter, modify
verb	discharge, change state, turn
verb	vacate, abandon, leave, go forth, go away
verb	remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb	evacuate, void, excrete, egest, eliminate, pass

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.