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    devoid
    /dɪˈvɔɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. entirely lacking or free from: "Lisa kept her voice devoid of emotion"

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  2. DEVOID definition: 1. to lack or be without something that is necessary or usual: 2. to lack or be without something…. Learn more.

  3. : being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment used with of. an argument devoid of sense. a landscape devoid of life. Synonyms. bankrupt. bare. barren. bereft. destitute. void. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of devoid in a Sentence.

  4. My teacher is devoid of pity. My cookie jar is devoid of cookies." These examples are devoid of anything not totally depressing! Definitions of devoid. adjective. completely wanting or lacking. “the sentence was devoid of meaning”. synonyms: barren, destitute, free, innocent. nonexistent.

  5. to lack or be without something that is necessary or usual: Their apartment is devoid of all comforts. He seems to be devoid of compassion. Synonym. free. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Scarce, inadequate and not enough. be at a premium idiom. be thin on the ground idiom. chronic shortage. dearth of something. insufficiently. lacking.

  6. Devoid definition: not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).. See examples of DEVOID used in a sentence.

  7. Define devoid. devoid synonyms, devoid pronunciation, devoid translation, English dictionary definition of devoid. adj. Completely lacking; destitute or empty: a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness.

  8. adjective. If you say that someone or something is devoid of a quality or thing, you are emphasizing that they have none of it. [formal, emphasis] I have never looked on a face that was so devoid of feeling. [+ of] The skies are virtually devoid of birdlife.

  9. Meaning of devoid – Learner’s Dictionary. devoid. adjective. uk / dɪˈvɔɪd / us. devoid of sth formal. Add to word list Add to word list. completely without a quality: His voice was devoid of emotion. (Definition of devoid from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of devoid. in Spanish. desprovisto de…

  10. Definition of devoid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. verb. (obsolete) To empty out; to remove. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Origin of Devoid. Middle English past participle of devoiden to remove, eliminate from Old French desvoidier des- de- voidier to empty (from voide empty void)