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.

Related terms

• vacant

Translations

not filled

• Danish: ubesat (position)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ubesatt (position)

• Spanish: desierta f (legal; ofter after the noun licitación)

Etymology 2

From unfill +‎ -ed.

Verb

unfilled

1. simple past and past participle of unfill

References

• “unfilled”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.