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adjective

Vacant adj.

1.

Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room. "Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form." "Being of those virtues vacant." "There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair."

2.

Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied; disengaged; free; as, vacant hours. "Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of those... at leisure, and vacant from the affairs of the world." "There was not a minute of the day which he left vacant."

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. "Special dignities which vacant lie For thy best use and wearing."

4.

Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind. "The duke had a pleasant and vacant face." "When on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood."

5.

(Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate.

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.

Synonyms: Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged; unincumbered; uncrowded; idle. 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.

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Etymology of 'Vacant'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Vacant" Quotes from Famous Books

... deliberately constituted himself a renegade by entering a quarter section of land. Next morning two more residences were empty, and the remaining fathers of the hamlet adorned not Sam's log, but wandered about with faces vacant of all expression save the agony of the patriot who sees his home invaded by corrupting influences too powerful ...

— Romance of California Life • John Habberton

... separation of Church and State, the Second Chamber, the political arbitration of the supreme judicial body. That which weakened the Executive was taken: that which restrained the Legislature was left. Checks on the crown abounded; but should the crown be vacant, the powers that remained would be without a check. The precautions were all in one direction. Nobody would contemplate the contingency that there might be no king. The constitution was inspired by a profound disbelief in Louis XVI. and a pertinacious belief in monarchy. ...

— The History of Freedom • John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

... has become vacant by the death of the late Duke of Somerset, and Viscount Palmerston having communicated with Lord Lansdowne and Lord Clarendon on the subject, would beg to submit for your Majesty's gracious consideration that this honour might be well conferred upon the Duke of Newcastle, who has been the object ...

— The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume III (of 3), 1854-1861 • Queen of Great Britain Victoria

... — N. leisure; convenience; spare time, spare hours, spare moments; vacant hour; time, time to spare, time on one's hands; holiday, relaxation &c. (rest) 687; otium cum dignitate [Lat][obs3][Cic.], ease. no hurry; no big rush; no deadline. V. have leisure &c. n.; take one's time, take one's leisure, take one's ...

— Roget's Thesaurus • Peter Mark Roget

... "ice cream festival" was beginning. It was held in a vacant lot behind the Emporium, and a canvas awning had been put up over two or three dozen bare tables on the grass. Several employees of the "store"—extra hands, perhaps—were kept frantically busy ladling out from huge freezers into earthenware saucers big ...

— Lady Betty Across the Water • Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson

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