DEVOID

barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent

(adjective) completely wanting or lacking; “writing barren of insight”; “young recruits destitute of experience”; “innocent of literary merit”; “the sentence was devoid of meaning”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

devoid (not comparable)

empty; having none of; completely without

Verb

devoid (third-person singular simple present devoids, present participle devoiding, simple past and past participle devoided)

(obsolete) To empty out; to remove.

Anagrams

• voddie, voided

Source: Wiktionary


De*void", v. t. Etym: [OE. devoiden to leave, OF. desvuidier, desvoidier, to empty out. See Void.]

Definition: To empty out; to remove.

De*void", a. Etym: [See Devoid, v. t.]

1. Void; empty; vacant. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 May 2025

UNEXPLOITED

(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”


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