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Devoid vs Vacant - What's the difference?

devoid | vacant |

As adjectives the difference between devoid and vacant

is that devoid is empty; having none of; completely without while vacant is not occupied; empty.

As a verb devoid

is to empty out; to remove.

devoid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • empty; having none of; completely without
  • I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.

    Derived terms

    * devoidness

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To empty out; to remove.
  • Anagrams

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    vacant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not occupied; empty.
  • vacant lot
  • Showing no intelligence or interest.
  • ''a vacant stare

    Synonyms

    * (Not occupied) available, empty, free, uninhabited, unoccupied * (Showing no intelligence or interest) vacuous, thousand mile stare

    Derived terms

    * vacancy noun * vacantly adverb