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vacant

  • adjective
  • /ˈveɪkənt/

Not occupied; empty.

Example

“a vacant room”

Other meanings

  1. Showing no intelligence or interest.

    “a vacant stare”

  2. Not present; absent.

Related words

  • situations vacant
  • vacancy
  • vacant lot
  • vacantly

Example sentences

  • “The property is vacant.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "vacāns".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “vacant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.