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vacant
va·cant V0001600 (vā′kənt)adj.1. a. Containing nothing; empty: vacant space.b. Not occupied or put to use: a vacant row of seats.c. Without an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: a vacant position.d. Not filled with any activity: vacant hours. See Synonyms at empty.2. Law Lacking an identified heir: a vacant estate.3. a. Lacking intelligence or knowledge: a vacant mind.b. Lacking expression; blank: a vacant stare. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vacāns, vacant-, present participle of vacāre, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.] va′cant·ly adv.va′cant·ness n.vacant (ˈveɪkənt) adj1. without any contents; empty2. (foll by: of) 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) law (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant[C13: from Latin vacāre to be empty] ˈvacantly adv ˈvacantness nva•cant (ˈveɪ kənt) adj. 1. having no contents; empty; void. 2. having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train. 3. not in use: a vacant warehouse. 4. lacking in thought or intelligence: a vacant expression. 5. not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office. 6. free from work, business, activity, etc.: vacant hours. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin vacant-, s. of vacāns, present participle of vacāre to be empty] va′cant•ly, adv. va′cant•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | vacant - void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" | | 2. | vacant - without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" |
vacantadjective1. empty, free, available, abandoned, deserted, to let, for sale, on the market, void, up for grabs, disengaged, uninhabited, unoccupied, not in use, unfilled, untenanted They came upon a vacant house. empty taken, full, occupied, busy, engaged, inhabited, in use2. unfilled, unoccupied The post has been vacant for some time. unfilled taken, occupied, engaged3. blank, vague, dreamy, dreaming, empty, abstracted, idle, thoughtless, vacuous, inane, expressionless, unthinking, absent-minded, incurious, ditzy or ditsy (slang) She had a dreamy, vacant look on her face. blank lively, animated, thoughtful, expressive, reflective, engrossedvacantadjective1. Containing nothing:bare, blank, clear, empty, vacuous, void.2. Not occupied or put to use:idle, inactive, unemployed, unused.3. Lacking intelligent thought or content:blank, empty, empty-headed, inane, vacuous.4. Lacking value, use, or substance:empty, hollow, idle, otiose, vain.Translationsvacant (ˈveikənt) adjective1. empty or unoccupied. a vacant chair; Are there any rooms vacant in this hotel? 空的,未被佔用的 空的2. showing no thought, intelligence or interest. a vacant stare. 空虛的,茫然的 空虚的,木然的 ˈvacancy – plural ˈvacancies – noun1. an unoccupied post. We have a vacancy for a typist. 職缺 空职2. the condition of being vacant; emptiness. The vacancy of his expression made me doubt if he was listening. 空洞 心不在焉,空虚 ˈvacantly adverb absent-mindedly; without concentration. He stared vacantly out of the window. 心不在焉地 心不在焉地vacant
vacant Law (of an estate, etc.) having no heir or claimant MedicalSeeoccupancyFinancialSeeOccupancyIdiomsSeevácvacant
Synonyms for vacantadj emptySynonyms- empty
- free
- available
- abandoned
- deserted
- to let
- for sale
- on the market
- void
- up for grabs
- disengaged
- uninhabited
- unoccupied
- not in use
- unfilled
- untenanted
Antonyms- taken
- full
- occupied
- busy
- engaged
- inhabited
- in use
adj unfilledSynonymsAntonymsadj blankSynonyms- blank
- vague
- dreamy
- dreaming
- empty
- abstracted
- idle
- thoughtless
- vacuous
- inane
- expressionless
- unthinking
- absent-minded
- incurious
- ditzy or ditsy
Antonyms- lively
- animated
- thoughtful
- expressive
- reflective
- engrossed
Synonyms for vacantadj containing nothingSynonyms- bare
- blank
- clear
- empty
- vacuous
- void
adj not occupied or put to useSynonyms- idle
- inactive
- unemployed
- unused
adj lacking intelligent thought or contentSynonyms- blank
- empty
- empty-headed
- inane
- vacuous
adj lacking value, use, or substanceSynonyms- empty
- hollow
- idle
- otiose
- vain
Words related to vacantadj void of thought or knowledgeRelated Wordsadj without an occupant or incumbentRelated Words |