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   Va·cant

   /ˈvākənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of premises) having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants; empty. Similar emptyunoccupiedunfilledfreeavailablenot in useunusedunengageduninhabiteduntenantedtenantlessto letfor saleon the marketabandoneddesertedinformal:up for grabsOpposite fulloccupiedopen
   • ▪ (of a position or office) not filled: "the president resigned and the post was left vacant"
   • ▪ (of a person or their expression) having or showing no intelligence or interest: "a vacant stare" Similar blankexpressionlessdeadpaninscrutableinexpressivepoker-facedemotionlessimpassiveabsentabsentmindeduninterestedvacuousemptyglassystonywoodenmotionlesslifelessinanimateempty-headedunintelligentwithout thoughtbrainlessdensedull-wittedthickvacuousinanestupidinformal:brain-deadOpposite expressivemeaningfulthinkingintelligent

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty’, from the verb vacare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vacantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   The meaning of VACANT is not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer. How to use vacant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vacant.

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   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. Synonyms: inane, vacuous, blank. not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.

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   VACANT meaning: 1. not filled or occupied; available to be used: 2. A vacant job is one that no one is doing and…. Learn more.

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   VACANT definition: 1. not filled or occupied; available to be used: 2. A vacant job is one that no one is doing and…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › vacantVacant - definition of vacant by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. without any contents; empty. 2. (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.

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   You can use the adjective vacant to describe something that is empty — an apartment with no tenant or furniture, a job with no worker, or a person with no brainpower. Vacant has its roots in the Latin word meaning “empty” or “free.”

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   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.