'Vacant' definitions:
Definition of 'vacant'
From: WordNet
adjective
Void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"
adjective
Without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"
Definition of 'Vacant'
From: GCIDE
- Vacant \Va"cant\, a. [F., fr. L. vacans, -antis, p. pr. of vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to E. void. Cf. Evacuate, Void, a.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room. [1913 Webster]
- Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Being of those virtues vacant. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied; disengaged; free; as, vacant hours. [1913 Webster]
- Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of those . . . at leisure, and vacant from the affairs of the world. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
- There was not a minute of the day which he left vacant. --Bp. Fell. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; unoccupied; as, a vacant throne; a vacant house; a vacant apartment; a vacant parish. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Special dignities which vacant lie For thy best use and wearing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind. [1913 Webster]
- The duke had a pleasant and vacant face. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
- When on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
- Vacant succession (Law), one that is claimed by no person, or where all the heirs are unknown, or where all the known heirs to it have renounced it. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged; unincumbered; uncrowded; idle.
- Usage: Vacant, Empty. A thing is empty when there is nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an empty noddle. Vacant adds the idea of having been previously filled, or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant seat at table; a vacant office; vacant hours. When we speak of a vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the absence of the intelligence naturally to be expected there. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vacant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- absent-minded,
- available,
- bare,
- barren,
- bland,
- blank,
- blankminded,
- bleached,
- calm,
- characterless,
- clear,
- deadpan,
- deserted,
- devoid,
- dull,
- empty,
- empty-headed,
- empty-minded,
- empty-pated,
- empty-skulled,
- expressionless,
- extra,
- fatuous,
- featureless,
- fishy,
- forsaken,
- free,
- glassy,
- godforsaken,
- hollow,
- idle,
- impassive,
- inane,
- incogitant,
- inexpressive,
- insipid,
- jejune,
- nirvanic,
- null,
- null and void,
- oblivious,
- open,
- passive,
- poker-faced,
- quietistic,
- rattlebrained,
- rattleheaded,
- relaxed,
- scatterbrained,
- spare,
- stark,
- tenantless,
- thoughtfree,
- thoughtless,
- tranquil,
- unaware,
- uncomprehending,
- unengaged,
- unexpressive,
- unfilled,
- unideaed,
- uninhabited,
- unintellectual,
- unmanned,
- unoccupied,
- unpeopled,
- unpopulated,
- unreasoning,
- unrelieved,
- unstaffed,
- untaken,
- untenanted,
- untended,
- unthinking,
- unused,
- unutilized,
- vacuous,
- vapid,
- void,
- white,
- with nothing inside,
- without content,
- wooden