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Meaning of 'vacant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vacant [ a.]
- Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room.
- Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied; disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.
- Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant parish.
- Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind.
- Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate.

Meaning of 'vacant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vacant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- void of intelligence or thought
Example in sentence:
  • a vacant mind
Meaning (2):
- without an occupant or incumbent
Example in sentence:
  • the throne is never vacant

Nearby Words:

vacancies vacancy vacantly vacate vacated vacating vacation vaccary vaccina vaccinal

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