blank

Meaning

Adj

1. (archaic) White or pale; without colour.
2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
3. (figuratively) Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.
4. Abject; absolute; complete; downright; sheer; utter.
5. (figuratively) Without expression, usually because of incomprehension.
6. Utterly confounded or discomfited.
7. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; futile.
8. Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.
9. Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.

Noun

1. (archaic, historical, obsolete) A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence .
2. (obsolete) A nonplus [16th century].
3. The white spot in the centre of a target; hence (figuratively) the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim .
4. A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated [since the 16th century].
5. An empty space; a void, for example on a paper .
6. An empty space; a void, for example on a paper .
7. (US) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled in at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form .
8. (US) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled in at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form .
9. (US) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled in at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form .
10. Blank verse .
11. A piece of material roughly cut, forged, cast, etc. to the size and shape of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping .
12. A piece of material roughly cut, forged, cast, etc. to the size and shape of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping .
13. (figuratively) A vacant space, place, or period; a void [since the 17th century].
14. The ¹ / ₂₃₀₄₀₀ of a grain [17th century].
15. An empty space in one's memory; a forgotten item or memory [since the 18th century].
16. A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word
17. The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space bar on a keyboard.
18. A domino without points on one or both of its divisions.
19. A tile that can be played as any letter and having a point value of zero.
20. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of blank cartridge [since the 19th century].
21. (figuratively) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing [since the 20th century].
22. (figuratively, slang) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing [since the 20th century].

Verb

1. (transitive) To make void; to erase.
2. (slang, transitive) To ignore (a person) deliberately.
3. (transitive) To render ineffective by blanketing with turbulent airflow, such as from aircraft wake or reverse thrust.
4. (transitive) To prevent from scoring; for example, in a sporting event.
5. (intransitive) To become blank.
6. (informal, intransitive) To experience a temporary lapse of memory; to be temporarily unable to remember a particular fact. (Commonly used in the first person, present progressive tense, and commonly followed by on to create a transitive phrasal verb.)

Synonyms

empty

vacant

form

space

void

gap

white

empty space

expressionless

😑

lacuna

hollow

blank shell

vacuous

bare

clean

billet

vacancy

blind

clear

ingot

hole

🕳️

zero

deadpan

impassive

vacuum

inane

cypher

unwritten

tight

unoccupied

formula

foolish

solid

stupid

pig

🐖

naught

plain

pure

emptiness

dummy

slug

dull

dry

drained

discontinuity

cipher

blank shot

devoid

deserted

chink

Translations

blanc

vacío

leer

κενός

Lücke

unbeschrieben

Niete

vide

Leerzeichen

blank

espace

formulaire

unausgefüllt

vierge

Leere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blæŋk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: blank

Cognate with Old High German: blanch

Cognate with German: blank

Cognate with Old English: blanc

Cognate with Spanish: blanco

In summary

From Middle English blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Anglo-Norman blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Old French blanc, feminine blanche, from Frankish *blank (“gleaming, white, blinding”), from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”), Spanish blanco. More at blink, blind, blanch. Doublet of blanc.

Sentences

It usually contains a diary , calendar , address book , blank paper , and other sections .