Definitions for Vacant
ˈveɪ kəntva·cant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 21 votes

1. vacantadjective

   void of thought or knowledge

   "a vacant mind"

2. vacantadjective

   without an occupant or incumbent

   "the throne is never vacant"

GCIDERate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Vacantadjective

   Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; unoccupied; as, a vacant throne; a vacant house; a vacant apartment; a vacant parish.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vacantadjective

   Not occupied; empty.

   vacant lot

2. vacantadjective

   Showing no intelligence or interest.

   a vacant stare

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vacant

   Vacant refers to a place, position, or status that is not occupied by a person or intended item. It suggests emptiness or availability due to absence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Vacantadjective

   deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room

2. Vacantadjective

   unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied; disengaged; free; as, vacant hours

3. Vacantadjective

   not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant parish

4. Vacantadjective

   empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind

5. Vacantadjective

   abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate

6. Etymology: [F., fr. L. vacans, -antis, p. pr. of vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to E. void. Cf. Evacuate, Void, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vacant

   vā′kant, adj. empty: free: not occupied by an incumbent or possessor: not occupied with study, &c.: thoughtless, inane.—n. Vā′cancy, emptiness: idleness: empty space, void or gap between bodies: a situation unoccupied: (Shak.) unoccupied or leisure time.—adv. Vā′cantly.—v.t. Vacāte′, to leave empty: to quit possession of: (obs.) to annul, to make useless.—ns. Vacā′tion, a vacating or making void or invalid: freedom from, duty, &c.: recess: break in the sittings of law-courts: school and college holidays; Vacā′tionist, one travelling for pleasure.—adj. Vacā′tionless.—n. Vacā′tur, the act of annulling in law. [Fr.,—L. vacans, -antis, pr.p. of vacāre, -ātum, to be empty.]

How to pronounce Vacant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Vacant in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Vacant in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Vacant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Vacant in a Sentence

1. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev:

   If we imagine for a minute that Russia has given up this role (of arms seller), we well understand that this place will not stay vacant.

2. Ellen Goodman:

   Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.

3. Perry Brass:

   The most wonderful revenge you can have is by dumping an attractive, vacant man for an uglier one. That way all of his friends can scratch their heads, and for the next year or so wonder why.

4. Bennie Thompson:

   The seven months the Homeland Security Secretary position has remained vacant, and without a nominee, is far too long for a department charged with keeping the country secure. DHS needs well-qualified, permanent, Senate-confirmed leadership as soon as possible.

5. James Johnson:

   Then everything just, literally, there was nobody here, so these buildings sat totally vacant. Nothing going on out here for a number of years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Vacant
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Vacant
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vacant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vacant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Vacant