单词 | devoid |
释义 | devoid[ dih-void ] / dɪˈvɔɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR devoid ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivenot possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of). verb (used with object)to deplete or strip of some quality or substance: imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity. Origin of devoid1350–1400; Middle English, originally past participle <Anglo-French, for Old French desvuidier to empty out, equivalent to des-dis-1 + vuidier to empty, void SYNONYMS FOR devoid1 lacking, wanting, destitute, bereft, barren. SEE SYNONYMS FOR devoid ON THESAURUS.COM Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for devoid
British Dictionary definitions for devoiddevoid / (dɪˈvɔɪd) / adjective(postpositive foll by of) destitute or void (of); free (from) Word Origin for devoidC15: originally past participle of devoid (vb) to remove, from Old French devoidier, from de- de- + voider to void 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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