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vacant

[ vey-kuhnt ]

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.

    Synonyms: , ,

  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.
    1. having no tenant and devoid of furniture, fixtures, etc. ( unoccupied ):

      a vacant house.

    2. idle or unutilized; open to any claimant, as land.
    3. without an incumbent; having no heir or claimant; abandoned:

      a vacant estate.



vacant

/ ˈ±¹±ðɪ°ìÉ™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. without any contents; empty
  2. postpositivefoll byof 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±¹²¹³¦²¹²Ô³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ±¹²¹³¦²¹²Ô³Ù±ô²â, adverb
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  • ±¹²¹î€ƒc²¹²Ô³Ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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  • non·±¹²¹î€ƒc²¹²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
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  • un·±¹²¹î€ƒc²¹²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vacant1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, Old French, from Latin vacant- (stem of ±¹²¹³¦Äå²Ô²õ, present participle of ±¹²¹³¦Äå°ù±ð “to be emptyâ€); -ant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vacant1

C13: from Latin ±¹²¹³¦Äå°ù±ð to be empty
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Synonym Study

See empty.
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Example Sentences

While a Weil victory alone wouldn't be enough to flip control of the chamber, two of the currently vacant seats are in safely Democratic districts.

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Dean, 24, is in the frame for the vacant England women's captaincy position after Heather Knight's sacking last week.

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More than a year ago, dozens of BlackSeries camping trailers began to appear on a vacant lot that partly serves as an overflow for a car dealership in the City of Industry.

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The U.S. will open its World Cup in the same stadium in less than 15 months, but on Sunday it played to a mostly vacant house.

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The building was vacant, and there were no injuries.

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