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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

/ ˈɪəԳ /

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

  • ˈԳٲԱ, noun
  • ˈԳٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • cԳ· adverb
  • cԳ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·cԳ adjective
  • non·cԳ· adverb
  • ܲ·cԳ adjective
  • un·cԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vacant1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, Old French, from Latin vacant- (stem of Բ, present participle of “to be empty”); -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vacant1

C13: from Latin to be empty
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Synonym Study

See empty.
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Example Sentences

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The Huntington Park City Council has chosen a local civil service commissioner to replace former Councilmember Esmeralda Castillo, whose seat was declared vacant after a probe determined she was not living in the city.

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However, she will leave that seat vacant for Season 4 due her health, her family announced.

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Downtown offices remain about one-third vacant, according to real estate brokerage CBRE, with the pandemic’s effects still looming large.

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The warehouse in question, Rockingham 161, is currently vacant and taking bids from occupiers with the promise of bringing hundreds of jobs to the local area.

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The University of Kent is aiming to save nearly £20m this year, mostly through a voluntary redundancy scheme and not filling vacant roles.

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