vacant

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Etymology

From Old French vacant, from Latin vacans.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈveɪkənt/

Adjective

vacant

1. Not occupied; empty.

   a vacant room

   a vacant consulate

2. Blank.

   a vacant page

3. Showing no intelligence or interest.

   a vacant stare

   a vacant look in her eyes

Synonyms

• (Not occupied) available, empty, free, uninhabited, unoccupied
• (Showing no intelligence or interest) vacuous

Related terms

• vacate
• vacuous
• vacuum

Translations

• French: vide
• German: frei, vakant
• Italian: vacante
• Portuguese: vago
• Russian: свобо́дный
• Spanish: vacante

Translations

• French: niais
• German: leer, nichtssagend, ausdruckslos
• Russian: пусто́й

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