vacant

va·cant  (vknt)

adj.

1. Containing nothing; empty.

2. Without an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: a vacant position.

3. Not occupied or put to use: a vacant lot.

4. Law Not claimed by an heir: a vacant estate.

5.

a. Lacking intelligence or knowledge: a vacant mind.

b. Lacking expression; blank: a vacant stare.

6. Not filled with any activity: vacant hours. See Synonyms at empty.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vacns, vacant-, present participle of vacre, to be empty; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]

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vacant·ly adv.

vacant·ness n.

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vacant

Adjective

1. (of a toilet, room, etc.) unoccupied or not being used: I sat down in a vacant chair

2. (of a job or position) unfilled at the present time

3. having or suggesting a lack of interest or understanding: he sat there staring at me with a vacant look

4. (of a period of time) not set aside for any particular activity: two slots in his programme have been left vacant [Latin vacare to be empty]

vacantly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	vacant - void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind" empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
	2.	vacant - without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant" empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

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vacant

adjective 1. empty, free, available, abandoned, deserted, to let, for sale, on the market, void, up for grabs, disengaged, uninhabited, unoccupied, not in use, unfilled, untenanted << OPPOSITE occupied

2. unfilled, unoccupied << OPPOSITE taken

adjective 3. blank, vague, dreamy, dreaming, empty, abstracted, idle, thoughtless, vacuous, inane, expressionless, unthinking, absent-minded, incurious, ditzy or ditsy (slang) << OPPOSITE thoughtful

Translations

vacant [ˈveɪkənt] adj → desocupado, libre; [expression] → distraído

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vacant [ˈveɪkənt] adj [post] → vacant(e); [seat etc] → libre, disponible; [expression] → distrait(e)

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vacant [ˈveɪkənt] adj (room, seat, job) → frei;

(look) → leer

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vacant [ˈveɪkənt] adj [job, seat etc] → libero/a; [expression] → assente

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vacant

adj vacant [ˈveikənt]

1 empty or unoccupied a vacant chair; Are there any rooms vacant in this hotel? leeg خالٍ، شاغِر، غَيْر مَسْكون свободен volný, prázdný ledig frei άδειος, κενός, ελεύθερος libre vaba خالی vapaa vacant פָּנוּי खाली solobodan, upražnjen üres, szabad kosong auður, laus vuoto, libero 空いている 빈, 사용되지 않는 laisvas vakants; brīvs; neaizņemts kosong onbezet, vrij ledig, ubesatt wolny vago vacant, neocupat свободный voľný prost slobodan ledig ที่ยังไม่มีคนใช้; ที่ยังไม่ถูกครอบครอง boş 空的 незайнятий, вільний خالي bỏ không, khuyết 空的

2 showing no thought, intelligence or interest a vacant stare. wesenloos خالٍ من التَّعْبير празен tupý tanketom leer απλανής, ανέκφραστος vacío mõttetühi گنگ؛ منگ tyhjä vide רֵיק विचारशून्य prazan kifejezéstelen (tekintet) hampa tómlegur vuoto ぼんやりした 멍한, 얼빠진 tuščias tukšs; vienaldzīgs kosong afwezig (tanke)tom, uttrykksløs bezmyślny absent, neatent отсутствующий prázdny, tupý, ľahostajný odsoten prazan tom ปราศจากความคิด boş, anlamsız （心靈）空虛的 байдужий, відсутній خالي الذہن trống rỗng （心灵）空虚的

n vacancy

1 an unoccupied post We have a vacancy for a typist. vakature وَظيفَه شاغِرَه свободно място volné místo ledig stilling eine offene (unbesetzte Stelle κενή θέση vacante vakantne ametikoht جای خالی avoin työpaikka poste vacant מִשרָה פְּנוּיָה खाली स्थान slobodno radno mjesto állás lowongan laus staða posto vacante 빈자리, 공석[] laisva vieta vakance; brīva (darba) vieta kekosongan jawatan vacature ledig stilling wakat vaga post liber/vacant вакансия voľné miesto prosto službeno mesto otvoreno radno mesto ledig plats, vakans ตำแหน่งว่าง açık/boş kadro 空職 вакансія; вільне місце اسامي chỗ khuyết 空职

2 the condition of being vacant; emptiness The vacancy of his expression made me doubt if he was listening. leegheid فَراغ безучастност duchaprázdnost fraværenhed die Leere κενότητα, απάθεια vacío tühjus حالت تهی بودن؛ خالی بودن tyhjyys vide רֵיקָנוּת विचार शून्यता praznina üresség kehampaan tómleiki vuoto 공허; 얼빠짐 tuðtumas tukšums; vienaldzība kekosongan afwezigheid, verstrooidheid (tanke)tomhet bezmyślność vazio absenţă безучастность prázdnota, bezmyšlienkovitosť praznina praznina tomrum, tomhet การขาดความคิด boşluk 空缺 байдужість, неуважність خلو، خالي پن tình trạng lơ đãng 空缺

adv vacantly

absent-mindedly; without concentration He stared vacantly out of the window. wesenloos بِدون تَرْكيز разсеяно roztržitě fraværende leer ανέκφραστα, αφηρημένα, με βλέμμα απλανές vagamente, distraídamente hajameelselt بطور گنگ و منگ ilmeettömästi distraitement בְּרֵיקָנוּת बेकारी के साथ, विचार शुन्यता से, सुस्ती से prazno kifejezéstelenül dengan hampa tómlega, annars hugar (con aria assente) ぼんやりと 멍하게, 공허하게 išsiblaškius, bukai izklaidīgi; tukši; vienaldzīgi dgn pandangan kosong afwezig åndsfraværende, uttrykksløst w roztargnieniu vagamente distrat, absent безучастно;рассеянно roztržito odsotno odsutno tomt อย่างว่าง dalgın dalgın, ifadesizce 心不在焉地 неуважно, байдуже مغفلانہ طور پر lơ đễnh 心不在焉地