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vacantly

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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.

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

vacant·ly adv.
vacant·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.vacantlyvacantly - in a vacant manner; "she was staring vacantly into the room"
Translations
vacantly [ˈveɪkəntlɪ] ADV
1. [look] → con gesto ausente, distraídamente
2. (= stupidly) → sin comprender, boquiabierto
vacantly [ˈveɪkəntli] adv [stare, look] → l'air absent
vacantly
adv (= stupidly)blöde; (= dreamily)abwesend; he gazed vacantly at meer sah mich mit leerem Blick an
vacantly [ˈveɪkntlɪ] advcon sguardo assente
to gaze vacantly into space → guardare nel vuoto
vacantly [ˈveɪkntlɪ] advcon sguardo assente
to gaze vacantly into space → guardare nel vuoto


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She was not in pain, but lay with closed eyes, vacantly murmuring, as one who dreams.
As soon as his chattering teeth would let him speak, he smiled vacantly, and said he thought it must have been the Cramp.
echoed Barnaby, sitting upright upon the floor, and staring vacantly at Gabriel, as he thrust his hair back from his face.
 
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