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blank
(blăngk)adj. blank·er, blank·est
1.
a. Devoid of writing, images, or marks: a blank wall; a blank screen.
b. Containing no information; unrecorded or erased: a blank tape; a blank diskette. See Synonyms at empty.
c. Having spaces for information to be provided; not completed or filled in: a blank questionnaire.
2. Not having received final processing; unfinished: a blank key.
3.
a. Devoid of thought or impression: a blank mind.
b. Showing no expression, interest, or understanding; expressionless: a blank stare.
4. Devoid of activity or distinctive character; empty: tried to fill the blank hours of the day.
5. Absolute; complete: a blank refusal.
n.
1.
a. An empty space or place, especially an empty space on a document to be filled in.
b. A document with one or more such spaces.
2.
a. Something without information or thought: When I read that question on the test, my mind was a blank.
b. Something showing no expression or understanding: When he told his mother what happened, her face was a blank.
3. A manufactured article of a standard shape or form that is ready for final processing, as by stamping or cutting: a key blank.
4. A blank cartridge.
5. Something worthless, such as a losing lottery ticket.
6. A mark, usually a dash (—), indicating the omission of a word or of a letter or letters.
7. The white circle in the center of a target; a bull's-eye.
8. Games An unmarked piece or portion of a piece, as a domino tile, whose value may be determined by the holder.
v. blanked, blank·ing, blanks
v.tr.
1. To remove, as from view; obliterate: "At times the strong glare of the sun blanked it from sight" (Richard Wright).
2. To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel.
3. Sports To prevent (an opponent) from scoring.
4. To punch or stamp from flat stock, especially with a die.
v.intr.
1. To become abstracted. Often used with out: My mind blanked out for a few seconds.
2. To fail to find or remember something: I blanked when asked the name of our mayor.
3. To fade away: The music gradually blanked out.
[Middle English, white, having spaces to be filled in, from Old French blanc, white, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
blank′ly adv.
blank′ness n.
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Noun 1. [画像:blankness - the state of being blank]blankness - the state of being blank; void; emptiness
emptiness - the state of containing nothing
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blankness
noun vacancy, indifference, abstraction, lack of interest, incomprehension, vacuity, inanity, absent-mindedness, obliviousness, fatuity, inattentiveness, vacuousness, incuriousness His eyes have the blankness of someone half-asleep.
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blankness
noun1. Total lack of ideas, meaning, or substance:
2. A desolate sense of loss:
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Translations
عَدم تَعْبير، انْشِداه
bezvýraznostneurčitost
tomhed
tómleiki, svipleysi
bezvýraznosť
anlamsızlıkboşluk
blankness
[ˈblæŋknɪs] n [expression, eyes] → absence f d'expressionblank verse n → vers mpl non rimésCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
blankness
n (= emptiness) → Leere f; (of expression) → Ausdruckslosigkeit f; (= not understanding) → Verständnislosigkeit f; (= puzzlement) → Verdutztheit f, → Verblüffung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
blank
(blӕŋk) adjective1. (of paper) without writing or marks. a blank sheet of paper. onbeskrewe أبْيَض، خالٍ من الكِتابَةِ неизписан em branco čistý, nepopsaný leer blank άγραφος en blanco puhas سفید؛ ننوشته tyhjä blanc, vierge דַף רֵיק कोरा neispunjen üres kosong auður bianco 白紙の 백지의 tuščias, švarus tukšs; neaprakstīts; neaizpildīts kertas kosong onbeschreven blank, tom czysty, pusty سپین em branco gol пустой; неисписанный čistý nepopisan prazan blank, tom ว่างเปล่า boş, yazısız 空白的 пустий; несписаний خالی để trắng 空白的
2. expressionless. a blank look. verblufte, verbouereerde غير مُعَبِّر безизразен vazio prázdný ausdruckslos tom; blank ανέκφραστος vacío, inexpresivo tühi بی علاقه؛ بی احساس ilmeetön vide חֲַ הַבָּעָה भावनाशून्य bezizražajan kifejezéstelen hampa sviplaus vuoto 無表情 무표정한 bereikšmis tukšs; truls pandangan kosong wezenloos uttrykksløs, tom bez wyrazu بی احساسه، بی علاقی vazio gol; inexpresiv бессмысленный; тупой prázdny brezizrazen bezizražajan tom, uttryckslös ไม่แสดงความรู้สึก ifadesiz, boş 漠然的,面無表情的 безвиразний; безтямний کورا ، حیران پریشان vô cảm 茫然的,无表情的
3. (of a wall) having no door, window etc. leemte بِدون بابٍ أو شُبّاك сляп, зазидан liso slepý blank blank χωρίς πόρτες ή παράθυρα (για τοίχο) liso lage بی در و پیکر tyhjä seinä aveugle חלק नंगी दीवार prazan üres tanpa pintu/jendela blind- cieco 窓や扉のない (창, 문 등이) 없는 aklinas (par sienu) akla lapang blind blind- pusty, ślepy تش ځای liso gol сплошной slepý brez odprtin prazan kal (กําแพง) ที่ไม่มีประตูหน้าต่าง boş 沒有門窗的(牆壁) незабудований کسی دروازے کھڑکی کے بغیر trống không 没有门窗的(墙)
noun1. (in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc). Fill in all the blanks! leemtes فَراغ празнина espaço prázdné místo die Lücke rubrik; tomme felter κενό espacio en blanco lünk جای خالی täytettävä kohta espace טוֹפֶס רֵיק रिक्तस्थान praznina nyomtatvány ruang kosong eyða spazio 書き込み用紙 빈칸 tuščia vieta, tarpas tukša/neaizpildīta vieta (tekstā) tempat kosong lege plek rubrikk, tom plass luka تش ځای espaço spaţiu (de completat) незаполненное место voľné miesto prazno polje praznina lucka, tomrum ช่องว่าง boşluk (表格等的)空白處 пусте місце پر کرنے والی خالی جگہ chỗ trống 空白(尤指表格的空白)
2. a blank cartridge. The soldier fired a blank. loskruit خَرْطوشَةٌ خلّبيّـه празен патрон bala de festim slepá patrona die Platzpatrone løst krudt άσφαιρο cartucho sin bala paukpadrun فشنگ مشقی paukkupanos cartouche à blanc כָּדוּר סרַק खाली ćorak vaktöltény peluru hampa púðurskot cartuccia a salve 空包 공포탄 tuščias šovinys tukša patrona tanpa peluru losse patroon løspatron ślepy nabój مشقی cartucho sem bala cartuş orb холостой патрон slepý náboj slepi naboj ćorak lös patron ปลอกกระสุนปืนเปล่า kurusıkı fişek 空包彈 холостий патрон خالی کارتوس đạn không nạp chì 空包弹
ˈblankly adverb with a blank expression. He looked at me blankly. wesenloos بِدون تَعْبير، بانْشِداه безизразно estupidamente neurčitě, nepřítomně, bez výrazu ausdruckslos udtryksløst; tomt ανέκφραστα inexpresivamente, sin expresión tühja pilguga بدون هیچ کلامی tyhjästi sans expression מַבָּט בּוֹהֶה भावशून्य दृष्टि से bezizražajno üresen tanpa perasaan tómlega, með svipleysi in modo assente, privo d'espressione 無表情に 멍하니 bereikšmiu žvilgsniu vienaldzīgi; truli dengan pandangan kosong wezenloos uttrykksløst, tomt bez wyrazu پرته له کوم کلام څخه estupidamente бессмысленно; тупо bezvýrazne brez izraza bezizražajno tomt, uttryckslöst ไม่แสดงความรู้สึก ifadesiz bir şekilde, boş boş 漠然地 безтямно خاموشی ، سپاٹ ngây ra 茫然地
ˈblankness noun wesenloosheid عَدم تَعْبير، انْشِداه пустота vazio neurčitost, bezvýraznost die Leere tomhed άδεια έκφραση, αμηχανία vacío tühjus (pilgus) سفیدی؛ فقدان بیان tyhjyys vide ריקנות रिक्तता, शून्यता bjelina üresség kekosongan tómleiki, svipleysi vacuità; aria assente 空白 공백 tuštuma, bereikšmiškumas tukšums; trulums kekosongan wezenloosheid uttrykksløshet, tomhet zakłopotanie, pustka سپینوالی vazio goliciune пустота bezvýraznosť brezizraznost bezizražajnost tomhet ความว่างเปล่า boşluk, anlamsızlık 空白 порожнеча, пустота کورا پن chỗ trống 空白
blank cartridge a cartridge without a bullet. loskruitpatroon خَرْطوشَه بِدون رَصاص празен патрон bala de festim slepá nábojnice die Platzpatrone løst krudt άσφαιρο φυσίγγι cartucho sin bala paukpadrun فشنگ مشقی paukkupanos cartouche à blanc כָּדוּר סרַק खाली कारतूस slijepi metak vaktöltény peluru hampa púðurskot cartuccia a salve 空包 공포탄 tuščias šovinys tukša patrona katrij kosong losse patroon løspatron ślepy nabój مشقی cartucho cartuş orb холостой патрон slepý náboj slepi naboj ćorak lös patron ปลอกกระสุนปืนเปล่า kurusıkı fişek, boş mermi 空包彈 холостий патрон بغیر گولی کی کارتوس vỏ đạn không có chì 空包弹
blank cheque a signed cheque on which the sum to be paid has not been entered. blanko شيك على بَياض чек с непопълнена сума cheque em branco bianko šek der Blankocheck blankocheck ανοιχτή επιταγή cheque en blanco blankotšekk چک سفید avoin shekki chèque en blanc צֶ'ק פָּתוּחַ सादा चैक bjanko-mjenica biankó csekk cek kosong óútfylltur tékki assegno in bianco 白地式小切手 백지 수표 neužpildytas čekis neaizpildīts čeks cek kosong blanco cheque blankosjekk; carte blanche czek in blanco سپین چک cheque em branco cec în alb чек на предъявителя bianko šek bianko menica blanko ček blankocheck เช็คที่ไม่ได้เติมจํานวนเงิน açık çek 空白支票 незаповнений чек خالی چیک séc khống 空白支票
go blank to become empty. My mind went blank when the police questioned me. geheue was skoon weg يُصْبِحُ فارغا изпразвам (се) ficar vazio mít okno es herrscht völlige Leere tabe tråden; klappen går ned αδειάζει το μυαλό μου (μτφ.) quedarse en blanco, no recordar nada meelest/peast pühitud olema فراموش کردن؛ پاک شدن tyhjentyä avoir un trou לְהִתרוֹקֵן भूल जाना isprazniti kihagy menjadi kosong tæmast avere la testa vuota うつろになる 텅 비다 aptemti (par prātu) aptumšoties; neatcerēties fikiran kosong een gat in zijn geheugen krijgen bli tom; få jernteppe poczuć pustkę w głowie, zaćmić się پاکیدل، د یاد څخه ویستل ficar vazio a se goli получить провал памяти mať okno imeti (spominsko) luknjo stati bli tom i huvudet ว่างเปล่า boşalmak, boş olmak 完全淨空 вилетіти з голови خالی الذہن ہونا trống trơn 全忘了
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