devoid
English edit
Etymology edit
From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).
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Adjective edit
devoid (not comparable)
- Completely without; having none of.
- Synonyms: empty, vacant
- I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.
- 1960 July, “New Eastern Region diesel depot at Finsbury Park”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 422–423:
- The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.
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empty, completely without
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Verb edit
devoid (third-person singular simple present devoids, present participle devoiding, simple past and past participle devoided)
- (obsolete) To empty out; to remove.
- The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.