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Sans vs Devoid - What's the difference?

sans | devoid |

As adjectives the difference between sans and devoid

is that sans is short for sans serif while devoid is empty; having none of; completely without.

As a preposition sans

is without, lacking.

As a verb devoid is

to empty out; to remove.

sans

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • without, lacking
  • * 1590 , , act v, scene 2 (First Folio ed.)
    • Ber.'' And to begin Wench, ?o God helpe me law,
    My loue to thee is ?ound, ''?ans''''' cracke or flaw.
    ''Ro?a.'' '''''Sans''''', '''''?ans     , I pray you.
  • * 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 766:
    • Those with brooms started to sweep literally, at the feet of the crowd, driving it back into the side streets from which it had emerged to form this assembly – now riders sans steeds.
  • * 1991 , A. R. Morlan, The Amulet? , page 212
    • But regardless of when Wally had parked himself out in that backyard—sans coat or jacket—somehow, the old lady must have known where Wally would be before he drove out to the Isaacs trailer—or else she followed him out there from his house.

    Synonyms

    * (without) without, minus

    Adjective

    (-)
  • short for sans serif.

    • Anagrams

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    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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