Standard Lemma guide

blankly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈblæŋk.li/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B L AE1 NG K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

in a blank manner, especially showing no emotion or expression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

without expression; in a blank manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she stared at him blankly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English blank Middle English -ly English -ly English blankly From blank + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: безстрастно (bezstrastno) — in a blank manner
  • Bulgarian: безучастно (bezučastno) — in a blank manner
  • Finnish: ilmeettömästi — in a blank manner