vacant
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kənt adjective
1.
having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
2.
having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train.
3.
not in use: a vacant room.
4.
devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind.
5.
characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face.
6.
not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.
7.
free from work, business, activity, etc.: vacant hours.
8.
characterized by or proceeding from absence of occupation: a vacant life.
9.
devoid or destitute (often followed by of ): He was vacant of human sympathy.
10.
Law.
a.
having no tenant and devoid of furniture, fixtures, etc. ( distinguished from unoccupied ): a vacant house.
b.
idle or unutilized; open to any claimant, as land.
c.
without an incumbent; having no heir or claimant; abandoned: a vacant estate.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin vacant- (stem of vacāns, present participle of vacāre to be empty); see -ant
1250–1300; Middle English < Latin vacant- (stem of vacāns, present participle of vacāre to be empty); see -ant
Related forms
va·cant·ly, adverb
va·cant·ness, noun
non·va·cant, adjective
non·va·cant·ly, adverb
un·va·cant, adjective
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vacant (ˈveɪkənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 1. | without any contents; empty |
| 2. | devoid (of something specified) |
| 3. | having no incumbent; unoccupied: a vacant post |
| 4. | having no tenant or occupant: a vacant house |
| 5. | characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awareness: a vacant stare |
| 6. | (of time, etc) not allocated to any activity: a vacant hour in one's day |
| 7. | spent in idleness or inactivity: a vacant life |
| 8. | law (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant |
| [C13: from Latin vacāre to be empty] | |
| 'vacantly | |
| —adv | |
| 'vacantness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
vacant
late 13c., from O.Fr. vacant, from L. vacantem (nom. vacans), prp. of vacare "to be empty" (see vain).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Adults can survive up to a year without blood, allowing infestations to persist through periods when properties are vacant.
Host governments usually claim that the land they are offering for sale or lease is vacant or owned by the state.
The vast amount of vacant lands, the value of which daily augments, forms an additional resource of great extent and duration.
It sat vacant and boarded up, used only as a home for wayward pigeons.
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