The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - blank adj.

1) empty, plain, bare: I stared at the blank paper, unable to write even my name. 2) unornamented, unadorned, undecorated, void: Whenever Irena sees a blank wall she feels compelled to hang a painting on it. 3) vacant, empty: The actor's mind went completely blank --he had forgotten his lines. 4) passive, impassive, expressionless, emotionless, vacuous, mindless, unexpressive: He gave us a blank look when asked about the missing rare stamps. 5) disconcerted, discomfited, nonplussed, confused, helpless, resourceless, perplexed, dazed, bewildered: The two old men looked at each other with blank and horror-stricken faces. 6) unrelieved, stark, sheer, utter, pure, unmixed, absolute, unqualified: Jack faced the blank prospect of solitary confinement. --n. 7) space; line, box: Please fill in the blanks on the form. 8) nothing, zero, nil; void, emptiness: I asked her when the baby was coming, but I drew a blank.