English Explanatory Dictionary

blank slate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that is clear and empty, or free from preconceptions and biases.
  2. Synonym of blank canvas.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blank, slate.

Word forms

blank slate blank slates

Synonyms

tabula rasa clean slate blank canvas

Related words

slatelike wipe the slate clean

Derived words

blank-slatism blank-slatist

Translations

German: unbeschriebenes Blatt Polish: tabula rasa Spanish: foja cero
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