Semantic Relations of the Adjective Empty in Modern English Language

The Linguistic picture of the world of different people is formed with a kind of network of coordinates that allows orientating better in the surrounding reality. The conception of emptiness or fullness of the space is also a part of this network. In English, the meaning ‘empty’ is usually expressed with the adjective empty, the importance of which for English culture is evidenced by its branched semantic connections. In this article, we attempt to trace these connections, to determine the peculiarities of the meaning and the use of the adjective empty and its numerous synonyms and antonyms.