Bare vs. Empty
Difference Between Bare and Empty
Bareadjective
Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
a bare majorityEmptyadjective
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomachBareadjective
Naked, uncovered.
I do wonder why keeping my little breasts bare can be lewd even as none tells my brother anything for being bare-chested.Emptyadjective
Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
Bareadjective
Having no supplies.
a room bare of furnitureThe cupboard was bare.Emptyadjective
(obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
Bareadjective
Having no decoration.
The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?Emptyadjective
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
Bareadjective
Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.Emptyadjective
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
empty words, or threatsBareadjective
A lot or lots of.
It's bare money to get in the club each time, man.Emptyadjective
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
empty pleasuresBareadjective
With head uncovered; bareheaded.
Emptyadjective
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
empty dreamsBareadjective
Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
Emptyadjective
(obsolete) Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.
an empty vineBareadjective
(figurative) Mere; without embellishment.
Emptyadjective
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
empty brains; an empty coxcombBareadjective
Threadbare, very worn.
Emptyverb
To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
to empty a well or a cisternThe cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.Bareadverb
Very; significantly.
That pissed me off bare.It's taking bare time.Emptyverb
(intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.Bareadverb
Barely.
Emptynoun
A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
Put the empties out to be recycled.Bareadverb
Without a condom.
Emptynoun
a container that has been emptied;
return all empties to the storeBarenoun
(‘the bare’) The surface, the (bare) skin.
Emptyverb
make void or empty of contents;
Empty the boxThe alarm emptied the buildingBarenoun
Surface; body; substance.
Emptyverb
become empty or void of its content;
The room emptiedBarenoun
(architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
Emptyverb
leave behind empty; move out of;
You must vacate your office by tonightBareverb
(transitive) To uncover; to reveal.
She bared her teeth at him.Emptyverb
remove;
Empty the waterBareverb
(obsolete) bear
Emptyverb
excrete or discharge from the body
Bareverb
lay bare;
bare your breastsbare your feelingsEmptyadjective
holding or containing nothing;
an empty glassan empty roomfull of empty seatsempty hoursBareverb
make public;
She aired her opinions on welfareEmptyadjective
devoid of significance or point;
empty promisesa hollow victoryvacuous commentsBareverb
lay bare;
denude a forestEmptyadjective
having nothing inside;
an empty sphereBareadjective
denuded of leaves;
the bare branches of winterEmptyadjective
needing nourishment;
after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertimeempty-bellied childrenBareadjective
completely unclothed;
bare bodiesnaked from the waist upa nude modelEmptyadjective
emptied of emotion;
after the violent argument he felt emptyBareadjective
lacking in amplitude or quantity;
a bare livelihooda scanty harvesta spare dietBareadjective
without the natural or usual covering;
a bald spot on the lawnbare hillsBareadjective
not having a protective covering;
unsheathed cablesa bare bladeBareadjective
just barely adequate or within a lower limit;
a bare majoritya marginal victoryBareadjective
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
only the bare factsshocked by the mere ideathe simple passage of time was enoughthe simple truthBareadjective
lacking a surface finish such as paint;
bare woodunfinished furnitureBareadjective
providing no shelter or sustenance;
bare rocky hillsbarren landsthe bleak treeless regions of the high Andesthe desolate surface of the moona stark landscapeBareadjective
having extraneous everything removed including contents;
the bare wallsthe cupboard was bareBareadjective
showing ground without the usual covering of grass;
a carefully swept bare yard around the house
