Definitions for devoid
dɪˈvɔɪdde·void

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocentadjective

   completely wanting or lacking

   "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. devoidadjective

   empty; having none of; completely without

   I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devoidadjective

   Etymology: vuide, French.

   1. Empty; vacant; void.

   When I awoke, and found her place devoid,
   And nought but pressed grass where she had lyen,
   I sorrow’d all so much as earst I joy’d. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   2. Without any thing, whether good or evil; free from; in want of.

   He flung it from him, and devoid of dread,
   Upon him lightly leaped without heed. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   That the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, hath the suffrage of the most; and that they have nothing to do with proper locality, is generally opinioned. Joseph Glanvill.

   The motion of this chariot will still be easier as it ascends higher, ’till at length it shall become utterly devoid of gravity, when the least strength will be able to bestow upon it a swift motion. John Wilkins, Math. Magic.

   His warlike mind, his soul devoid of fear,
   His high designing thoughts were figur’d there,
   As when, by magick, ghosts are made appear. Dryden.

   We Tyrians are not so devoid of sense,
   Nor so remote from Phœbus’ influence. John Dryden, Virg. Æn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devoid

   Dark Lunacy is an Italian melodic death metal band with symphonic metal influences.

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1. devoid

   Devoid refers to being completely without or lacking something. It is usually used in conjunction with 'of' to indicate the absence of a particular quality, trait, or substance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Devoidverb

   to empty out; to remove

2. Devoidverb

   void; empty; vacant

3. Devoidverb

   destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride

4. Etymology: [See Devoid, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Devoid

   Devoid is the first official album released by Italian melodic death metal band Dark Lunacy.

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

1. Devoid

   de-void′, adj. destitute: free from. [O. Fr. desvoidier, des—L. dis-, away, voidier—L. viduāre, viduus, deprived.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEVOID

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Devoid is ranked #61436 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Devoid surname appeared 327 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Devoid.
   
   98.1% or 321 total occurrences were White.

Anagrams for devoid »

1. voided

How to pronounce devoid?

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 devoid in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of devoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of devoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of devoid in a Sentence

1. Matthew Knight:

   We have tried to avoid putting it in one of those boxes and prefer to call it more generically an 'object,' in simple terms, asteroids are rocky and devoid of ices, while comets are a mixture of rock and ice, so-called 'dirty snowballs,'.

2. Carla Perissinotto:

   I don't think the solution of totally being devoid of social contact is the answer, yes, there is some prudence we need to have in social distancing, but we also have to be careful to not isolate more -- it can be very detrimental.

3. Bobby Scott:

   While uncomfortable, it is a historical fact that Private School Vouchers have been used, most notably in my home state, to purposefully segregate, it is also a fact that school choice devoid of civil rights protections, accountability, and a priority for diversity often leads to more, not less, racial and socioeconomic segregation.

4. Freedom Caucus:

   There's a point of leverage in these leadership votes, we want to have a conversation, devoid of the politics about who is leading, on how the House should operate, how legislation should pass.

5. Michael McCaul:

   I think the secretary has been devoid of reality this whole time since the decision was made in May. I think it's an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=devoid
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Devoid
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=devoid
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devoid
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=devoid
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=devoid
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html