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void.

Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɔɪd/
  1. Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.

    not-comparable
    Today's youth's brains are sucked void of common sense.
  2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.

    not-comparable
  3. Being without; destitute; devoid.

    not-comparable · with-of
  4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

    not-comparable
  5. Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.

    not-comparable
  6. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.

    not-comparable
  7. Of a function or method, that does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.

    not-comparable
  8. Having no cards in a particular suit.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English voide, voyde, from Old French vuit, voide, vuide (modern vide), in turn from Vulgar Latin *vocitum, ultimately from Latin vacuus.

noun/vɔɪd/
  1. An empty space; a vacuum.

    Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go.
  2. An extended region of space containing no galaxies.

  3. A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.

  4. A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.

  5. An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.

  6. A black cat.

    Internet · endearing · humorous
    My little void is so sweet sometimes.
  7. An empty place; a location that has nothing useful.

  8. The lack of cards in a particular suit.

  9. A cavity or empty space caused by water erosion.

  10. An instance of urination.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English voide, voyde, from Old French vuit, voide, vuide (modern vide), in turn from Vulgar Latin *vocitum, ultimately from Latin vacuus.

verb/vɔɪd/
  1. To make invalid or worthless.

    transitive
    He voided the check and returned it.
    Opening this subassembly will void the warranty; there are no user-serviceable parts inside it.
  2. Synonym of empty (verb).

    transitive
    void one’s bladder
    void one’s bowels
  3. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.

    to void excrement
  4. To withdraw; to depart.

    intransitive · obsolete
  5. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

    obsolete · transitive
    to void a table
Where this word comes from

From Middle English voide, voyde, from Old French vuit, voide, vuide (modern vide), in turn from Vulgar Latin *vocitum, ultimately from Latin vacuus.

noun/vɔɪd/
  1. A voidee.

    archaic · historical
Where this word comes from

Alteration of voidee.

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