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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•void /dɪˈvɔɪd/USA pronunciation adj. [be + ~ + of]- not possessing;
totally lacking;
empty of:The judge was devoid of any sympathy when I explained my case.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•void (di void′),USA pronunciation adj. - not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually fol. by of ).
v.t. - to deplete or strip of some quality or substance:imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.
- Anglo-French, for Old French desvuidier to empty out, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + vuidier to empty, void
- Middle English, origin, originally past participle 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lacking, wanting, destitute, bereft, barren.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: devoid /dɪˈvɔɪd/ adj - (postpositive) followed by of: destitute or void (of); free (from)
Etymology: 15th Century: originally past participle of devoid (vb) to remove, from Old French devoidier, from de- de- + voider to void |