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| va·cant [ váykənt ] |
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1. without occupant: with no occupant or contents, often temporarily
 There were several vacant seats on the bus.
a vacant lot
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2. unoccupied by incumbent or official: not occupied by an incumbent, official, or possessor, often temporarily
a vacant ambassadorship
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3. lacking expression: showing no signs of thought, intelligence, or expression
a vacant stare
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4. free from activity: free from activity, business, or work
a vacant afternoon
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| [13th century. Via Old French< Latin vacant-, present participle of vacare "be empty"] |
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| va·cant·ly adverb |
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vacant, unoccupied, empty, void
CORE MEANING: lacking contents or occupants
vacant with no occupant or contents, often temporarily;
positions left vacant by teachers
In this part of the country, there is plenty of vacant land and public support for development.
unoccupied not being used or lived in by anybody;
The building was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
You can use the unoccupied desk over there.
empty not containing or holding anything, or unoccupied or uninhabited;
She took a last hasty gulp of coffee and put the empty cup on the counter.
Theaters showing the movie were almost empty.
void having no contents, or not occupied;
void spaces between the particles |
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