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- Dictionaryvacant/ˈveɪk(ə)nt/
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.
Vacant definition: having no contents; empty; void. See examples of VACANT used in a sentence.
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.
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.”
A vacant look or expression is one that suggests that someone does not understand something or that they are not thinking about anything in particular. She had a kind of vacant look on her face. Synonyms: blank, vague, dreamy, dreaming More Synonyms of vacant.
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.
adjective. /ˈveɪkənt/ (of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.) empty; not being used synonym unoccupied. There are very few vacant properties available in the area. The seat next to him was vacant. (especially North American English) a vacant lot (= a piece of land in a city that is not being used) There is a room vacant, as it happens.
VACANT definition: 1. Somewhere that is vacant is available because it is not being used: 2. A vacant job is…. Learn 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.