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   vacant

   /ˈveɪk(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a place) not occupied; empty: "40 per cent of the offices are still vacant" Similar emptyunoccupiedunfilledfreeavailablenot in useunusedunengageduninhabiteduntenantedtenantlessto letfor saleon the marketabandoneddesertedinformal:up for grabsOpposite fulloccupiedopen
   • ▪ (of a position or employment) not filled: "the President resigned and the post was left vacant"
   • 2. having or showing no intelligence or interest: "a vacant stare" Similar blankexpressionlessdeadpaninscrutableinexpressivepoker-facedemotionlessimpassiveabsentabsent-mindeduninterestedvacuousemptyglassystonywoodenmotionlesslifelessinanimateempty-headedunintelligentwithout thoughtbrainlessdensedull-wittedthickvacuousinanestupidinformal:brain-deadOpposite expressivemeaningfulthinkingintelligent

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty’, from the verb vacare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vacantly adverb

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   What is a vacant job?

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   What does vacant mean?

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   What does a vacant look mean?

   • Vacant has its roots in the Latin word meaning “empty” or “free.” It can mean “unoccupied,” such as that seat next to you on the train — even if you’ve put your coat there. A vacant look or stare, however, is one that shows no intelligence or the slightest spark of interest.

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   What does the position fell (= became) vacant mean?

   • The position fell (= became) vacant when Rodman was promoted. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: She had a vacant look / expression on her face. We have three vacant apartments in our building. There was a sad, vacant look in his eyes. The position had been vacant for more than a year.

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     not filled or occupied; available to be used: The hospital...

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     vacant translate: 빈, 공석인. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Vacant: French Translation

     vacant translate: vacant/-e, inoccupé/-ée, sans expression,...

   • Vacant: Italian Translation

     vacant translate: libero, vacante, assente, vuoto, libero,...

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     VACANT translate: frei, leer. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     VACANT translate: vacante, ausente, libre...

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     vacant translate: lliure, desocupat, vacant. Learn more in...

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   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.

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   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.”

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