Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#BLANKCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BLANK blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Anglo-NormanCategory:English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#BLANK blonc, blaunc, blaunche, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#BLANK blanc, feminine blanche, from FrankishCategory:English terms derived from Frankish#BLANK *blank (“gleaming, white, blinding”), from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BLANK *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BLANK *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”), Spanish blanco. More at blink, blind, blanch. Doublet of blancCategory:English doublets#BLANK.

Pronunciation

• (without æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈblæŋk/, [ˈblæŋk]Category:English 1-syllable words#BLANKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#BLANK

  • Audio (General Australian):

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    • (æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈbleɪ̯ŋk]; /ˈblɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈblɛ̃ŋk]Category:English 1-syllable words#BLANKCategory:English 1-syllable words#BLANKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#BLANK
• Rhymes: -æŋkCategory:Rhymes:English/æŋk#BLANKCategory:Rhymes:English/æŋk/1 syllable#BLANK
• Hyphenation: blank

Adjective

blank (comparative blanker or more blank, superlative blankest or most blank)Category:English lemmas#BLANKCategory:English adjectives#BLANKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#BLANK) White or pale; without colour.
   • 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 656–657:

     To the blanc Moone / Her office they preſcrib'd,

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2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.

   blank paperCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

   a blank checkCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

   a blank ballotCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

   a blank CDCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

   • 2011 December 27, Mike Henson, “Norwich 0 - 2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Referee Michael Oliver failed to detect a foul in a crowded box and the Canaries escaped down the tunnel with the scoreline still blank.

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3. (figurative) Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.

   a blank desert; a blank wall; blank unconsciousnessCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

   Not a cloud in the blank blue sky.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

4. Abject; absolute; complete; downright; sheer; utter.

   a blank refusal to cooperateCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

   There was a look of blank terror on his face.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

5. (figurative) Without expression, usually because of incomprehension.

   Failing to understand the question, he gave me a blank stare.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

6. Utterly confounded or discomfited.
   • 1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 888–890:

     Adam […] Aſtonied ſtood and Blank,

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7. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; futile.

   a blank dayCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

8. Devoid of thoughts, memory, or inspiration.

   The shock left his memory blank.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

9. (militaryCategory:en:Military#BLANK) Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.

   The recruits were issued blank rounds for a training exercise.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

Noun

blank (plural blanks)Category:English lemmas#BLANKCategory:English nouns#BLANKCategory:English countable nouns#BLANKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#BLANK, historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#BLANK, obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#BLANK) A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence [15th–17th century].
   • 1523, Jean Froissart, transl. by John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Cronycles of Englande, Fraunce etc.:

     Whosoeuer brought a fagot before the kynges tent, he shulde haue a blanke of Fraunce.

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2. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#BLANK) A nonplus [16th century].
3. The white spot in the centre of a target; hence (figuratively) the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim [since the 16th century].
   • 1603, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice‎:

     Des. […] And stood within the blank of his displeasure / For my free speech! (Act III, scene 11)

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   • 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear‎:

     Kent. See better, Lear, and let me still remain / The true blank of thine eye. (Act I, scene 2)

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4. A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on which no prize is indicated [since the 16th century].
   • 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, Thomas Creech, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC, page 257:

     […] and in Fortune's Lottery lies / A heap of Blanks, like this, for one ſmall Prize.

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5. An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century].
   1. A space to be filled in on a form or template.

      Write your answers in the blanks.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

   2. Provisional words printed in italics (instead of blank spaces) in a bill before Parliament, being matters of practical detail, of which the final form is to be settled in committee [since the 19th century].
6. (now chiefly USCategory:American English#BLANK) A document, paper, or form with spaces left blank to be filled in at the pleasure of the person to whom it is given (e.g. a blank charter, ballot, form, contract, etc.), or as the event may determine; a blank form [since the 16th century].
   • 1859, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England‎, volume 1:

     […] and the freemen signified their approbation by an inscribed vote, and their dissent by a blank.

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   1. An empty form without substance; anything insignificant; nothing at all [since the 17th century].
   2. An unprinted leaf of a book [20th century].
7. (literatureCategory:en:Literature#BLANK) Blank verse [since the 16th century].
8. (mechanicsCategory:en:Mechanics#BLANK, engineeringCategory:en:Engineering#BLANK) A piece of material roughly cut, forged, cast, etc. to the size and shape of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping [since the 16th century].
   1. Any article of glass on which subsequent processing is required [since the 19th century].
   2. (electric recording) The shaved wax ready for placing on a recording machine for making wax records with a stylus [20th century].
9. (figurative) A vacant space, place, or period; a void [since the 17th century].
   • c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv], page 263, column 1:

     Du. And what's her hiſtory?
     Vio. A blanke my Lord:

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10. The ¹ / ₂₃₀₄₀₀ of a grain [17th century].
11. An empty space in one's memory; a forgotten item or memory [since the 18th century].
    • 1736, Jonathan Swift, Letters‎:

      My head is so ill that I cannot write a paper full as I used to do; and yet I will not forgive a blank of half an inch from you.

      Category:English terms with quotations#BLANK

    • 1818, Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages‎:

      From this time there ensues a long blank in the history of French legislation.

      Category:English terms with quotations#BLANK

    • 1863, George Eliot, Romola‎:

      “I was ill. I can't tell how long — it was a blank. […] ”

      Category:English terms with quotations#BLANK

12. A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word [since the 18th century]
13. The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space bar on a keyboard.
14. (dominoesCategory:en:Dominoes#BLANK) A domino without points on one or both of its divisions.

    the double blankCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

    the six blankCategory:English terms with collocations#BLANK

15. (ScrabbleCategory:en:Scrabble#BLANK, Words With Friends) A tile that can be played as any letter and having a point value of zero.
16. (firearmsCategory:en:Firearms#BLANK) Ellipsis of blank cartridgeCategory:English ellipses#BLANK [since the 19th century].

    It was an unloaded gun that fired only blanks.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

17. (figurative, in the expression ‘shooting blanks’, sportsCategory:en:Sports#BLANK) An ineffective effort which achieves nothing [since the 20th century].
    1. (chemistryCategory:en:Chemistry#BLANK) A sample for a control experiment that does not contain any of the analyte of interest, in order to deliberately produce a non-detection to verify that a detection is distinguishable from it.
    2. (slangCategory:English slang#BLANK) Infertile semen.

Verb

blank (third-person singular simple present blanks, present participle blanking, simple past and past participle blanked)Category:English lemmas#BLANKCategory:English verbs#BLANKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BLANK) To make void; to erase.

   I blanked out my previous entry.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BLANK, slangCategory:English slang#BLANK) To ignore (a person) deliberately.

   She blanked me for no reason.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

   • 2024 February 4, Sonia Horon, “Taylor Swift goes viral for BLANKING Celine Dion on stage at Grammys 2024 after diva emerges from battle with stiff-person syndrome to present her with historic Album of the Year”, in dailymail.co.uk‎:

     Taylor Swift goes viral for blanking Celine Dion on stage at Grammys 2024 […] Taylor Swift received backlash for being 'disrespectful' by 'ignoring' Celine Dion while accepting the award for Album of the Year at the Grammys on Sunday.

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3. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BLANK, aviationCategory:en:Aviation#BLANK, of a control surface) To render ineffective by blanketing with turbulent airflow, such as from aircraft wake or reverse thrust.

   At high angles of attack, the shuttle’s rudder is blanked by the fuselage and wings, forcing it to use its RCS thrusters for yaw control.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

4. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BLANK) To prevent from scoring; for example, in a sporting event.

   The team was blanked.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

   England blanks Wales to advance to the final.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

5. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BLANK) To become blank.
   • 2007 February 14, NASA, “4.5.2 Two-Engine-Out Contingency Software Termination”, in Contingency Aborts 21007/31007‎, archived from the original on 8 March 2022, page 45:

     In OPS 6, the 2 EO color field does blank at SSME fine count. Once in fine count in route to an RTLS MECO, the energy state is such that one engine can carry the orbiter though powered pitch-down to a healthy MECO condition with standard RTLS guidance.

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6. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BLANK, informalCategory:English informal terms#BLANK) To experience a temporary lapse of memory; to be temporarily unable to remember a particular fact. (Commonly used in the first person, present progressive tense, and commonly followed by on to create a transitive phrasal verb.)

   Synonyms: draw a blank, freeze, freeze up

   I’m blanking on her name right now.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

   She asked him a simple question during the interview, and he blanked.Category:English terms with usage examples#BLANK

Derived terms

Etymology

From DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch#BLANKCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch#BLANK blank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaŋk/Category:Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation#BLANK

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: blank

Adjective

blank (attributive blanke, comparative blanker, superlative blankste)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#BLANKCategory:Afrikaans adjectives#BLANKCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. white

   Antonym: swart

2. White; Caucasian

   Synonym: vit

Alternative forms

• biank

Etymology

Borrowed from VenetanCategory:Dalmatian terms borrowed from Venetan#BLANKCategory:Dalmatian terms derived from Venetan#BLANK bianco. Interestingly, both /bl-/ and /bj-/ are recorded in Udina's speech. According to Bartoli, the /l/ is secondary. The form blanco is attested in Venetan until the second half of the 14th century, but Venetian control of Krk only began in 1480, making such an earlier borrowing date less likely.

Adjective

blank (feminine blanca, feminine plural blanke)Category:Dalmatian lemmas#BLANKCategory:Dalmatian adjectives#BLANKCategory:Dalmatian entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. white (referring exclusively to fabric or wool)

   Synonyms: (generally) jualb, (code-switching, hapax) biala f

   • Bartoli, 1st ed., vol. 2, §32 column 27; 2nd ed., page 232:

     kau̯k le avàs joi̯n fazolét toč bi̯aṅk; ma a la fi̯ásta, sapai̯te, le portúa kóst.

     Here they had a completely white handkerchief; but this, you know, is what they wore to the party.

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   • Bartoli, 1st ed., vol. 2, §36 column 29; 2nd ed., page 232:

     e avai̯te vedút koi̯ṡa ke pu̯art i prèt mút? koi̯ botu̯áṅ e ko la fi̯ùb di arǧánt. i kalzú͡ọni féro bi̯aṅk.

     And have you seen how priests dress now? With silver buttons and buckles. The trousers were white.

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   • Bartoli, 1st ed., vol. 2, §§268, 275 columns 161f.; 2nd ed., page 299a:

     In col desmún, cun jú jéra fúre de le móire de Vícla jú jái vedóit jói pélo, che avája cink jéin, tot vestiát de blank.

     That morning, as soon as I was outside the walls of Veglia, I saw a boy, who must have been five years old, dressed all in white.

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     Cost pélo jéra vestiát de blank: el avája la baréta ruássa atuarn el bragáun; la bareta jéra ruássa, el bragáun blank.

     This child was dressed in white; he had a red cap around his trousers: the cap was red, and the trousers were white.

     Category:Dalmatian terms with quotations#BLANK

   • Bartoli, 1st ed., vol. 2, §285 column 162; 2nd ed., page 299ab:

     e, venándo vája de la sóa canpágna, jáit vedóit jóina tróka vestiát de blank col cóplo viard in tiasta, che la durmája sáupra jóina maćéra al sául.

     and, coming from the countryside, he saw a girl dressed in white, with a green hat on her head, who was sleeping on some ruin under the sun.

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   • Bartoli, 1st ed., vol. 2, §§304, 317 column 163; 2nd ed., page 299b:

     Co jál se jáit desmissiuót, el viád de la ráuba blánca; jál la jáit práisa, el la jáit inpieguóta e la jáit čuólta vája.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     Category:Dalmatian terms with quotations#BLANKCategory:Requests for translations of Dalmatian quotations#BLANK

     Cun che el jéra sul muánt. Triscaváts, el se jáit vultuót in dri, e vedája túnte tiáste de píre blánke e niáre, ce le venája fúre del muóre.

     When he was on Mount Triskavac he turned around and saw a multitude of white and black sheep coming out of the sea.

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References

• Bartoli, 1st ed., vol. 2, §4 column 6: “blank”, column 174: “blank, blanca, blanke”, §405 column 371: “blaṅk”; 2nd ed., page 221a, page 305a, page 425
• Ive (1886), page 166b: “blank, blánca, blánke”, page 157: “blank”

Etymology

From Middle Low GermanCategory:Danish terms derived from Middle Low German#BLANK blank, from Old SaxonCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Saxon#BLANK blank, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BLANK *blank.

Adjective

blank (neuter blankt, plural and definite singular attributive blanke)Category:Danish lemmas#BLANKCategory:Danish adjectives#BLANKCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. shiny, reflective, glossy

   Antonym: mat

2. (of e.g. paper) empty, blank, bearing no inscription or drawings
3. direct, without circumvention or additions
   • 2023 January 17, Malte Bruhn, Altinget‎:

     “En samlet opposition siger blankt nej til regeringens adgangsbillet til forsvarsforlig.”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     Category:Danish terms with quotations#BLANKCategory:Requests for translations of Danish quotations#BLANK

     Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
4. (colloquialCategory:Danish colloquialisms#BLANK) broke (without money)

   Synonym: flad

5. (colloquialCategory:Danish colloquialisms#BLANK) ignorant, clueless

References

• “blank” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#BLANKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#BLANK blanc, from Old DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#BLANKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#BLANK *blanc, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BLANKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BLANK *blank, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BLANKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BLANK *blankaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɑŋk/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#BLANK

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑŋkCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɑŋk#BLANK
• Hyphenation: blank

Adjective

blank (comparative blanker, superlative blankst)Category:Dutch lemmas#BLANKCategory:Dutch adjectives#BLANKCategory:Dutch adjectives with red links in their headword lines#BLANKCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. white, pale
2. white (having a light skin tone)

   Synonym: wit

   Coordinate terms: zwart, bruin, donker

3. not written or printed on

   Synonym: blanco

   Heb je nog een blank velletje papier voor me?

   Do you have a blank sheet of paper for me?

   Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#BLANK

4. colorless, transparent
5. pure

   Synonyms: rein, puur

Etymology

From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#BLANKCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#BLANK blanc, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#BLANKCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#BLANK blanc (“shining, bright”), from Proto-West GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BLANKCategory:German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BLANK *blank. Doublet of PlenkCategory:German doublets#BLANK.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaŋk/Category:German 1-syllable words#BLANKCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#BLANK

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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  Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#BLANK
• Rhymes: -aŋkCategory:Rhymes:German/aŋk#BLANKCategory:Rhymes:German/aŋk/1 syllable#BLANK

Adjective

blank (strong nominative masculine singular blanker, comparative blanker, superlative am blanksten)Category:German lemmas#BLANKCategory:German adjectives#BLANKCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. (archaicCategory:German terms with archaic senses#BLANK) bright
2. spotlessly clean, shining, polished

   Du musst die Platte blank scheuern.

   You must rub the platter until it is shining.

   Category:German terms with usage examples#BLANK

3. bare, naked, uncovered

   mit blankem Hintern ― with one’s behind uncoveredCategory:German terms with usage examples#BLANK

4. pure, sheer

   Blanke Wut packte ihn. ― Sheer anger seized him.Category:German terms with usage examples#BLANK

5. (colloquialCategory:German colloquialisms#BLANK) broke, out of money
6. (card gamesCategory:de:Card games#BLANK) being a player’s last one of a respective grouping of cards (which means that the card is unprotected when the player must follow suit in trick-taking games)

   Hätte ich Trumpf ausgespielt, wäre mein Fuchs blank gewesen.

   If I had played trump, my “fox” [ace of diamonds in Doppelkopf] would have been my last trump card.

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   • 2003, D. Gröning & H. Wehmeier, “Auf dem Skatturnier” (00:00:00 from the start), in Stenkelfeld – Ihr merkt’s doch selbst‎:

     “Wenn du mir dreimal ’ne blanke 10 aus’n Arsch ziehst, denn gibt’s eben was aufe Backen. Fertig!” – “Du hast dich doch vorher selber blankgeschmissen mit dein’ Karomüll!”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Further reading

• “blank” in Duden online
• “blank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “blank” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Etymology

From Middle Low GermanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German#BLANK blank.

Adjective

blank (masculine and feminine blank, neuter blankt, definite singular and plural blanke, comparative blankere, indefinite superlative blankest, definite superlative blankeste)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#BLANKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adjectives#BLANKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. glossy, shining, shiny
2. bright, clear, glittering, sunny
3. blank (e.g. cheque, paper, mind)

References

• “blank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “blank_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɑŋk/Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation#BLANK

Adjective

blank (neuter blankt, definite singular and plural blanke, comparative blankare, indefinite superlative blankast, definite superlative blankaste)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#BLANKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives#BLANKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. shiny, reflective

   Dei pussa sølvtøyet så det vart blankt.

   They shined the silver until it was shiny.

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#BLANK

2. exactly, point zero (of time)

   Han sprang 100 meter på ti blank.

   He ran 100 meters in ten point zero seconds.

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#BLANK

3. blank, empty

   Ho gav dottera eit blankt ark til å teikna på.

   She gave her daughter a blank piece of paper to draw on.

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#BLANK

4. without knowledge about something

   Eg er heilt blank om dette temaet.

   I know nothing about this subject.

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#BLANK

References

• “blank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Middle Low GermanCategory:Plautdietsch terms derived from Middle Low German#BLANK blank, from Old SaxonCategory:Plautdietsch terms derived from Old Saxon#BLANK blank, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Plautdietsch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BLANK *blank.

Adjective

blankCategory:Plautdietsch lemmas#BLANKCategory:Plautdietsch adjectives#BLANKCategory:Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. shiny, lustrous, glittering

Etymology

Borrowed from GermanCategory:Silesian terms borrowed from German#BLANKCategory:Silesian terms derived from German#BLANK blank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaŋk/Category:Silesian terms with IPA pronunciation#BLANK

• Audio:

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  Category:Silesian terms with audio pronunciation#BLANK
• Rhymes: -aŋkCategory:Rhymes:Silesian/aŋk#BLANKCategory:Rhymes:Silesian/aŋk/1 syllable#BLANK
• Syllabification: blank

Adverb

blankCategory:Silesian lemmas#BLANKCategory:Silesian adverbs#BLANKCategory:Silesian entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. completely, entirely, wholly
2. necessarily
3. very

Further reading

• blank in silling.org
• Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “blank”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 39

Etymology

From Middle Low GermanCategory:Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German#BLANK blank, from Old SaxonCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon#BLANK blank, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BLANK *blank. Displaced native Swedish black, from Old Norse blakkr.

Adjective

blank (comparative blankare, superlative blankast)Category:Swedish lemmas#BLANKCategory:Swedish adjectives#BLANKCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#BLANKCategory:Pages with entries#BLANKCategory:Pages with 11 entries#BLANK

1. smooth and shiny, glossy

   en blank yta

   a smooth and shiny surface

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   polera ytan blank

   polish the surface smooth and shiny

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   blank is / blankis

   smooth, shiny (and sometimes by implication slippery) ice

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   Pokalen var skinande blank

   The trophy was smooth, clean, and super shiny / had a spotless shine ("skinande blank" (shining blank) is a common collocation)

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2. blank (without text, of something ordinarily having text)

   en blank sida

   a blank page

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3. (in some expressions) unequivocal, straight-up

   Jag säger blankt nej

   I reject it absolutely

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References

• “blank”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “blank”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “blank”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• blank in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)