ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Void

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /vɔɪd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Void is an adjective meaning Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.

Meaning

Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.

More Meanings

  1. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
  2. (with of) Being without; destitute; devoid.
  3. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
  4. Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.
  5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
  6. (programming) Of a function or method, that does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.
  7. (bridge) Having no cards in a particular suit.

Example Sentences

I'll get me to a place more void.
divers great offices that had been long void
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor.
Today's youth's brains are sucked void of common sense.

Word Forms

Synonyms for void

Depending on context, synonyms include pore, bubble, annul, cancel, evacuate, vacant.

Antonyms for void

Common opposites include cloud, validate, formalize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vacancy, emptiness, nothingness, empty, nullity, invalid.

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