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Definitions for Vacant

[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 . having no tenant and devoid of furniture, fixtures, etc. (distinguished from 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.
[11] without any contents; empty
[12] (postpositive foll by of ) devoid (of something specified)
[13] having no incumbent; unoccupied a vacant post
[14] having no tenant or occupant a vacant house
[15] characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awareness a vacant stare
[16] (of time, etc) not allocated to any activity a vacant hour in one's day
[17] spent in idleness or inactivity a vacant life
[18] law (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant

Words related to Vacant

deserted, uninhabited, unfilled, unemployed, unused, idle, bare, abandoned, available, clear, devoid, disengaged, free, stark, void, tenantless, unengaged, untenanted, abstracted, blank

Words nearby Vacant

vaad, vaal, vaasa, vac, vacancy, vacant, vacant possession, vacate, vacation, vacation bible school, vacation pay

Origin of Vacant

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin vacant- (stem of vacāns, present participle of vacāre to be empty); see -ant

Words that may be confused with Vacant

vacant, vacuous, vapid

Other words from Vacant

va·cant·ly , adverb
va·cant·ness , noun
non·va·cant , adjective
non·va·cant·ly , adverb
un·va·cant , adjective
un·va·cant·ly , adverb

Word origin for Vacant

C13: from Latin vacāre to be empty

Synonyms for Vacant

bare, deserted, idle, unemployed, unfilled, uninhabited, unused, abandoned, available, clear, devoid, disengaged, free, not in use, stark, tenantless, to let, unengaged, unlived in, untaken, untenanted, void, without contents