vacant

[ vey-kuhnt ]

/ ˈveɪ kənt /

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adjective

having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.

having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train.

not in use: a vacant room.

devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind.

characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face.

not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.

free from work, business, activity, etc.: vacant hours.

characterized by or proceeding from absence of occupation: a vacant life.

devoid or destitute (often followed by of): He was vacant of human sympathy.

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.

Origin of vacant

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, Old French, from Latin vacant- (stem of vacāns, present participle of vacāre “to be empty”); see -ant

SYNONYMS FOR vacant

5 blank, vacuous, inane.

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synonym study for vacant

1, 2. See empty.

OTHER WORDS FROM vacant

va·cant·ly, adverbva·cant·ness, nounnon·va·cant, adjectivenon·va·cant·ly, adverb

un·va·cant, adjectiveun·va·cant·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vacant

vacant , vacuous

Words nearby vacant

vaad, Vaal, Vaasa, vac, vacancy, vacant, vacant possession, vacate, vacation, Vacation Bible School, vacationer

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Example sentences from the Web for vacant

In 2016, the city agreed to purchase a downtown high-rise, but it now sits vacant, because of asbestos violations, costing taxpayers about $18,000 a day.
Morning Report: Hotel Workers Want Their Jobs Back|Voice of San Diego|September 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
For weeks, city leaders have been reeling over the hundreds of millions of dollars it could take to fix or walk away from the downtown high rise that has for months sat vacant.
City Is Halting Rent Payments on 101 Ash St.|Lisa Halverstadt|September 2, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Meanwhile, on the windward side, the mover may have exposed a formerly interior penguin to the boundary by leaving his old spot vacant.
Math of the Penguins|Susan D'Agostino|August 17, 2020|Quanta Magazine
There’s a lot of vacant industrial space that could easily house tens of thousands of units.
Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|March 12, 2020|Freakonomics

There are of course plenty of theories as to why so many storefronts in New York are vacant.
Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|March 12, 2020|Freakonomics
Set among the vacant houses of suburban New Mexico, the film offers a bleak perspective on the possibility of growth and renewal.
After The Fall: Introducing The Anti-Villain|Rich Goldstein|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a tremendous find, not just because he discovered all these first veterans of our first war in a vacant lot.
The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark|Alex Belth|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are often set in quasi-rural areas, with vast parking lots and vacant land surrounding them.
Charging Up|The Daily Beast|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It takes a lot of hard work to appear that vacant, but Pedrad had been perfecting Kim since long before she landed on SNL.
SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum: Why Nasim Pedrad’s Exit Hurts So Much|Jason Lynch|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than 50 percent of the homes are vacant, and most of the stores shuttered long ago.
Refugees Head to Sicily in ‘Biblical Exodus’|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The kindness of some monks supplied him with his first workshop, which was the vacant cell of a monastery.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
Some are dreaming; you see it in the vacant eye, the listless face, the expression that betrays hopeless intoxication.
A Bit of Old China|Charles Warren Stoddard
That over, for the rest of the evening and till milking time in the morning the meadows will be vacant.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies
There was a vacant chair by her side, and he was glad to occupy it.
Lothair|Benjamin Disraeli
Perhaps the vacant place at the board day by day was an offence to the conservative eye of Mistress Susan.
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn|Evelyn Everett-Green

British Dictionary definitions for vacant

vacant

/ (ˈveɪkənt) /

adjective

without any contents; empty

(postpositive foll by of) devoid (of something specified)

having no incumbent; unoccupieda vacant post

having no tenant or occupanta vacant house

characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awarenessa vacant stare

(of time, etc) not allocated to any activitya vacant hour in one's day

spent in idleness or inactivitya vacant life

law (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant

Derived forms of vacant

vacantly, adverbvacantness, noun

Word Origin for vacant

C13: from Latin vacāre to be empty

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

单词	vacant
释义	vacant [ vey-kuhnt ] / ˈveɪ kənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vacant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche. having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train. not in use: a vacant room. devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face. not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office. free from work, business, activity, etc.: vacant hours. characterized by or proceeding from absence of occupation: a vacant life. devoid or destitute (often followed by of): He was vacant of human sympathy. 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. Origin of vacant First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, Old French, from Latin vacant- (stem of vacāns, present participle of vacāre “to be empty”); see -ant SYNONYMS FOR vacant 5 blank, vacuous, inane. SEE SYNONYMS FOR vacant ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for vacant 1, 2. See empty. OTHER WORDS FROM vacant va·cant·ly, adverbva·cant·ness, nounnon·va·cant, adjectivenon·va·cant·ly, adverb un·va·cant, adjectiveun·va·cant·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vacant vacant , vacuous Words nearby vacant vaad, Vaal, Vaasa, vac, vacancy, vacant, vacant possession, vacate, vacation, Vacation Bible School, vacationer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vacant In 2016, the city agreed to purchase a downtown high-rise, but it now sits vacant, because of asbestos violations, costing taxpayers about $18,000 a day. Morning Report: Hotel Workers Want Their Jobs Back\|Voice of San Diego\|September 8, 2020\|Voice of San Diego For weeks, city leaders have been reeling over the hundreds of millions of dollars it could take to fix or walk away from the downtown high rise that has for months sat vacant. City Is Halting Rent Payments on 101 Ash St.\|Lisa Halverstadt\|September 2, 2020\|Voice of San Diego Meanwhile, on the windward side, the mover may have exposed a formerly interior penguin to the boundary by leaving his old spot vacant. Math of the Penguins\|Susan D'Agostino\|August 17, 2020\|Quanta Magazine There’s a lot of vacant industrial space that could easily house tens of thousands of units. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast)\|Stephen J. Dubner\|March 12, 2020\|Freakonomics There are of course plenty of theories as to why so many storefronts in New York are vacant. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Ep. 373 Rebroadcast)\|Stephen J. Dubner\|March 12, 2020\|Freakonomics Set among the vacant houses of suburban New Mexico, the film offers a bleak perspective on the possibility of growth and renewal. After The Fall: Introducing The Anti-Villain\|Rich Goldstein\|December 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This is a tremendous find, not just because he discovered all these first veterans of our first war in a vacant lot. The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark\|Alex Belth\|November 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They are often set in quasi-rural areas, with vast parking lots and vacant land surrounding them. Charging Up\|The Daily Beast\|October 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It takes a lot of hard work to appear that vacant, but Pedrad had been perfecting Kim since long before she landed on SNL. SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum: Why Nasim Pedrad’s Exit Hurts So Much\|Jason Lynch\|September 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST More than 50 percent of the homes are vacant, and most of the stores shuttered long ago. Refugees Head to Sicily in ‘Biblical Exodus’\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|April 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The kindness of some monks supplied him with his first workshop, which was the vacant cell of a monastery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2\|Various Some are dreaming; you see it in the vacant eye, the listless face, the expression that betrays hopeless intoxication. A Bit of Old China\|Charles Warren Stoddard That over, for the rest of the evening and till milking time in the morning the meadows will be vacant. The Hills and the Vale\|Richard Jefferies There was a vacant chair by her side, and he was glad to occupy it. Lothair\|Benjamin Disraeli Perhaps the vacant place at the board day by day was an offence to the conservative eye of Mistress Susan. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn\|Evelyn Everett-Green British Dictionary definitions for vacant vacant / (ˈveɪkənt) / adjective without any contents; empty (postpositive foll by of) devoid (of something specified) having no incumbent; unoccupieda vacant post having no tenant or occupanta vacant house characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awarenessa vacant stare (of time, etc) not allocated to any activitya vacant hour in one's day spent in idleness or inactivitya vacant life law (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant Derived forms of vacant vacantly, adverbvacantness, noun Word Origin for vacant C13: from Latin vacāre to be empty 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 Words related to vacant deserted, uninhabited, unfilled, unemployed, unused, idle, bare, abandoned, available, clear, devoid, disengaged, free, stark, void, tenantless, unengaged, untenanted, abstracted, blank
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vacant

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