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vacant

va·cant [ ˈvā-kənt]

vacant

adjective

Definition of vacant

1 : not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer
//a vacant office vacant thrones

2 : being without content or occupant
//a vacant seat on a bus a vacant room

3 : free from activity or work : disengaged
//vacant hours

4 : devoid of thought, reflection, or expression
//a vacant smile

5 : not lived in
//vacant houses

6a : not put to use
//vacant land

b : having no heir or claimant : abandoned
//a vacant estate

Other Words from vacant

vacantly adverb

vacantness noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Synonyms

bare,
blank,
clean,
devoid,
empty,
stark,
toom
[chiefly Scottish],
vacuous,
void

Synonyms: Antonyms

full

Choose the Right Synonym for dainty

empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous mean lacking contents which could or should be present. empty suggests a complete absence of contents.
// an empty bucket vacant suggests an absence of appropriate contents or occupants.
// a vacant apartment blank stresses the absence of any significant, relieving, or intelligible features on a surface.
// a blank wall void suggests absolute emptiness as far as the mind or senses can determine.
// a statement void of meaning vacuous suggests the emptiness of a vacuum and especially the lack of intelligence or significance.
// a vacuous facial expression

Recent Examples on the Web

//In Bangun, piles of trash, some more than 15 feet high, fill every vacant bit of land.
— Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, "To Make This Tofu, Start by Burning Toxic Plastic," 14 Nov. 2019
//The county agreed in July to give $75,000 to Pathlight to pay for pre-development costs to build three single-family homes on vacant land behind Maxwell Gardens near Lake Holden.
— Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, "‘Micro’ houses may help ease Orange County’s big housing crisis," 14 Nov. 2019
//Beach House LLC, a group led by Connaughton, plans to deconstruct a vacant duplex, at 1245-1247 N. Milwaukee St., and develop a four-story building with three luxury apartments.
— Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Battle over Pat Connaughton's downtown apartment plan goes to overtime with historic designation appeal," 14 Nov. 2019
//Several juveniles were seen attempting to break open the front door of a vacant residence.
— Washington Post, "Crime reports for Anne Arundel and Howard counties and for Annapolis," 13 Nov. 2019
//Martin's other client in the state supreme court case is former Michigan resident Andre Ohanessian, who bought 2.7 acres of vacant land in nearby Orchard Village in 2004.
— Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, "Unpaid $8.41 property tax bill cost Michigan man his house," 8 Nov. 2019
//There’s no vacant chimpanzee habitat anywhere in Uganda.
— David Quammen, National Geographic, "‘I am scared all the time’: Chimps and people are clashing in rural Uganda," 8 Nov. 2019
//Those offices have relocated and the two buildings, at the intersection of 13th Street and Grandview Avenue, are vacant, Joshua Lindenstein, CU spokesman, said.
— Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, "CU Boulder chooses developer for estimated $130 million on-campus hotel, conference center," 7 Nov. 2019
//Wenger's old adversary Jose Mourinho and ex-Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri have also been linked with the vacant post at the Bundesliga leaders.
— SI.com, "Arsene Wenger Gives Cryptic Answer When Asked About Interest in Bayern Munich Job," 5 Nov. 2019

First Known Use of vacant

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for vacant

Middle English vacaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin vacant-, vacans, present participle of vacāre "to be empty or unoccupied, have space, be free,"; perhaps akin to Hittite wakkāari "lacks," wakšyi- "be lacking"

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