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adjective
- 1. (of a place) not occupied; empty: "40 per cent of the offices are still vacant" Similar Opposite
- 2. having or showing no intelligence or interest: "a vacant stare" Similar Opposite
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VACANT definition: 1. not filled or occupied; available to be used: 2. A vacant job is one that no one is doing and…. Learn more.
The meaning of VACANT is not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer. How to use vacant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vacant.
not filled or occupied; available to be used: The hospital has no vacant beds. Compare. engaged (IN USE) B2. A vacant job is one that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do: The position was left (= became) vacant when Rodman was promoted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Empty. bare. barrenly. barrenness.
devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face. Synonyms: inane, vacuous, blank. not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.
You can use the adjective vacant to describe something that is empty — an apartment with no tenant or furniture, a job with no worker, or a person with no brainpower. Vacant has its roots in the Latin word meaning “empty” or “free.”
If something is vacant, it is not being used by anyone. Half way down the coach was a vacant seat. In every major city there are more vacant buildings than there are homeless people.
Definition of vacant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
having no tenant and devoid of furniture, fixtures, etc. (distinguished from unoccupied): a vacant house. idle or unutilized; open to any claimant, as land. without an incumbent; having no heir or claimant; abandoned: a vacant estate.
VACANT definition: 1. Somewhere that is vacant is available because it is not being used: 2. A vacant job is…. Learn more.
1. a. Containing nothing; empty: vacant space. b. Not occupied or put to use: a vacant row of seats. c. Without an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: a vacant position. d. Not filled with any activity: vacant hours. See Synonyms at empty. 2. Law Lacking an identified heir: a vacant estate. 3. a. Lacking intelligence or knowledge: a vacant mind. b.
