vacuo
- adjective
- /vəˈkjuːoʊ/
- Archaic
- The room felt vacuo and lifeless.
Examples
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His arguments were vacuo of any real substance.
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His words seemed vacuo, offering no real comfort to the listeners.
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The philosopher described the argument as vacuo and unconvincing.
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In the old manuscript, the room was depicted as vacuo and silent.
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His words seemed vacuo, offering no real comfort to the listeners.
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The philosopher described the argument as vacuo and unconvincing.
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In the old manuscript, the room was depicted as vacuo and silent.
Synonyms
Having no real meaning or importance
A word with little real meaning that mainly helps grammar
Having no written words
Antonyms
Idioms
How Empty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vacuo comes from the old Latin word vacuus, which means 'empty'; think of related words like vacuum and vacant that also mean 'empty'. So when something is called vacuo, it means it is empty or has no real content.