blank

English

/blæŋk/

adj
Definitions
  • (archaic) White or pale; without colour.
  • Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in
  • (sports) Scoreless; without any goals or points.
  • (figurative) Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.
  • Absolute; downright; sheer.
  • Without expression.
  • Utterly confounded or discomfited.
  • Empty; void; without result; fruitless.
  • Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.
  • (military) Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blank derived from Old French blanc (white) derived from Frankish *blank (gleaming, blinding, white, bright) derived from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (bright, white, blinding, shining) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (shine, strike), *bʰleyǵ- (shine, strike).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰleyǵ-

Gloss

shine, strike

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

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