unfilled

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɪld/
  • Rhymes: -ɪld

Etymology 1

From un- +‎ filled.

Adjective

unfilled (not comparable)

  1. Not filled, especially occupational positions.
    Synonyms: empty, void; see also Thesaurus:empty
    • 1960 July 15, John F. Kennedy, Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance Address‎[1], American Rhetoric:
      [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.
Translations

Etymology 2

From unfill +‎ -ed.

Verb

unfilled

  1. simple past and past participle of unfill

References

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