Vacant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
  2. having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train.
  3. not in use: a vacant room.
  4. devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind.
  5. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face.
  6. not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.
  7. free from work, business, activity, etc.: vacant hours.
  8. characterized by or proceeding from absence of occupation: a vacant life.
  9. devoid or destitute (often followed by of): He was vacant of human sympathy.
  10. Law.
    • having no tenant and devoid of furniture, fixtures, etc. (distinguished from unoccupied): a vacant house.
    • idle or unutilized; open to any claimant, as land.
    • without an incumbent; having no heir or claimant; abandoned: a vacant estate.
adjective
  1. without any contents; empty
  2. devoid (of something specified)
  3. having no incumbent; unoccupied
  4. having no tenant or occupant
  5. characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awareness
  6. (of time, etc) not allocated to any activity
  7. spent in idleness or inactivity
  8. (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant
Vacant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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