[vey-kuh
nt] 
| 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 fol. by of): He was vacant of human sympathy. |
| 10. | Law.
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| va·cant (vā'kənt) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vacāns, vacant-, present participle of vacāre, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.] va'cant·ly adv., va'cant·ness n. |