Dictionary

unfilled en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ʌnˈfɪld/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English filled English unfilled From un- + filled.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not filled, especially occupational positions.
   • [W]e stand today on the edge of a New Frontier -- the frontier of the 1960's, the frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, the frontier of unfilled hopes and unfilled threats. 1960 July 15, John F. Kennedy, Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance Address, American Rhetoric:

Deriveds

unfilledness

Relateds

vacant

Synonyms

toom · leer · empty · void · empty · clean · vacant · unfilled · vacuous · empty as a pauper's purse · empty as the tomb on Easter · vacuumlike · void

Translations (3)

da ubesat (not filled) · nb ubesatt (not filled) · hu betöltetlen (not filled)

unfilled en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ʌnˈfɪld/

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English fill English unfill English -ed English unfilled From unfill + -ed.

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of unfill
   form of unfill