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vacant
[ vey-kuhnt ]
adjective
- having no contents; empty; void:
a vacant niche.
- having no occupant; unoccupied:
no vacant seats on this train.
- not in use:
a vacant room.
- devoid of thought or reflection:
a vacant mind.
- characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence:
a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face.
- not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.
- free from work, business, activity, etc.:
vacant hours.
- characterized by or proceeding from absence of occupation:
a vacant life.
- devoid or destitute (often followed by of ):
He was vacant of human sympathy.
- Law.
- having no tenant and devoid of furniture, fixtures, etc. ( unoccupied ):
a vacant house.
- idle or unutilized; open to any claimant, as land.
- without an incumbent; having no heir or claimant; abandoned:
a vacant estate.
vacant
/ ˈveɪkənt /
adjective
- without any contents; empty
- postpositivefoll byof devoid (of something specified)
- having no incumbent; unoccupied
a vacant post
- having no tenant or occupant
a vacant house
- characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awareness
a vacant stare
- (of time, etc) not allocated to any activity
a vacant hour in one's day
- spent in idleness or inactivity
a vacant life
- law (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant
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Derived Forms
- ˈvacantness, noun
- ˈvacantly, adverb
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Other Words From
- vacant·ly adverb
- vacant·ness noun
- non·vacant adjective
- non·vacant·ly adverb
- un·vacant adjective
- un·vacant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vacant1
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Example Sentences
Set among the vacant houses of suburban New Mexico, the film offers a bleak perspective on the possibility of growth and renewal.
This is a tremendous find, not just because he discovered all these first veterans of our first war in a vacant lot.
They are often set in quasi-rural areas, with vast parking lots and vacant land surrounding them.
There he unlocked a door and pointed dramatically to a vacant bed, looking beautifully white, wide and deep.
It takes a lot of hard work to appear that vacant, but Pedrad had been perfecting Kim since long before she landed on SNL.
He deposited it on the vacant seat, clambered up behind the wheel, and started.
About seven months ago the governor presented Juan de Miranda for a ración that was vacant.
I didn't like to be done; the man urged me to occupy one place that was yet vacant; my evil genius prompted me to do so.
Goodell lighted another cigarette and nonchalantly seated himself in the vacant chair.
As soon as any become vacant, I shall take care to provide for them as speedily as possible, as your Majesty so piously orders me.
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