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vacant Definition


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vacant
adj
    1. Empty or unoccupied.
      Thesaurus: empty, void, devoid, blank, free, available; Antonym: inhabited, occupied.
    2. Having, showing or suggesting an absence of thought, concentration or intelligence.
      Thesaurus: empty-headed, stupid, thoughtless, vacuous, inattentive, absent-minded; Antonym: intelligent, witty.
    3. Said of a period of time: not assigned to any particular activity.
Derivative: vacantly
adverb
    Etymology: 13c: from Latin vacare to be empty.



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