va·cant (v  k nt)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 vac ns, vacant-, present participle of vacre, to be empty; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]va cant·ly adv.va cant·ness n. |
vacant [ˈveɪkənt]
adj
1. without any contents; empty
2. (postpositive; foll by of) devoid (of something specified)
3. having no incumbent; unoccupied a vacant post
4. having no tenant or occupant a vacant house
5. characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awareness a vacant stare
6. (of time, etc.) not allocated to any activity a vacant hour in one's day
7. spent in idleness or inactivity a vacant life
8. (Law) Law (of an estate, etc.) having no heir or claimant
[from Latin vacāre to be empty]
vacantly adv
vacantness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
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 They came upon a vacant house.
empty taken, full, occupied, busy, engaged, inhabited, in use
empty taken, full, occupied, busy, engaged, inhabited, in use
3. blank, vague, dreamy, dreaming, empty, abstracted, idle, thoughtless, vacuous, inane, expressionless, unthinking, absent-minded, incurious, ditzy or ditsy (slang) She had a dreamy, vacant look on her face.
blank lively, animated, thoughtful, expressive, reflective, engrossed
blank lively, animated, thoughtful, expressive, reflective, engrossed
Translations
vacant [ˈveɪkənt] ADJ
1. (= unoccupied) [seat] → libre, desocupado; [room] → libre, disponible; [house] → desocupado, vacío; [space] → vacío
is this seat vacant? → ¿está libre(este asiento)?
vacant lot (US) → solar m
vacant post → vacante f
to become or fall vacant [post] → quedar(se)vacante
see also situation
is this seat vacant? → ¿está libre(este asiento)?
vacant lot (US) → solar m
vacant post → vacante f
to become or fall vacant [post] → quedar(se)vacante
see also situation
3. (= stupid) [person] → alelado
vacant
adj
post → frei, offen; (Univ) → unbesetzt, vakant; WC, seat, hotel room, parking space → frei; house, room → unbewohnt, leer stehend; land → unbebaut; table → frei, unbesetzt; hospital bed → leer (stehend); the house has been vacant for two months → das Haus steht seit zwei Monaten leer; vacant lot → unbebautes Grundstück; with vacant possession (Jur) → bezugsfertig; to become or fall vacant → frei werden
(= empty) days → unausgefüllt, lang; the vacant future stretched before him → die Zukunft lag leer vor ihm
mind, stare → leer
vacant [ˈveɪk/ənt] adj
vacant [ˈveɪk/ənt] adj
a. (seat, room) → libero/a; (property, house) → vuoto/a, libero/a; (post) → vacante
vacant lot → terreno non occupato (for sale) → terreno in vendita
vacant lot → terreno non occupato (for sale) → terreno in vendita
b. (look, expression) → vuoto/a, vacuo/a, assente
vacant [ˈveɪk/ənt] adj
a. (seat, room) → libero/a; (property, house) → vuoto/a, libero/a; (post) → vacante
vacant lot → terreno non occupato (for sale) → terreno in vendita
vacant lot → terreno non occupato (for sale) → terreno in vendita
b. (look, expression) → vuoto/a, vacuo/a, assente
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 비어 있는 laisvas vakants; brīvs; neaizņemts kosong onbezet, vrij ledig, ubesatt wolny vago vacant, neocupat свободный voľný prost slobodan ledig ที่ยังไม่มีคนใช้; ที่ยังไม่ถูกครอบครอง boş 空的，未被佔用的 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 poissaoleva vide רֵיק विचारशून्य prazan kifejezéstelen (tekintet) hampa tómlegur vuoto ぼんやりした (마음, 머리, 표정이) 텅 빈, 멍한, 공허한 tuščias tukšs; vienaldzīgs kosong afwezig (tanke)tom, uttrykksløs bezmyślny absent, neatent отсутствующий prázdny, tupý, ľahostajný odsoten prazan tom ปราศจากความคิด boş, anlamsız 空虛的，茫然的 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 vakanssi poste vacant מִשרָה פְּנוּיָה खाली स्थान slobodno radno mjesto állás lowongan laus staða posto vacante 공석, 결원 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 職缺 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 ilmeettömyys vide רֵיקָנוּת विचार शून्यता praznina üresség kehampaan tómleiki vuoto 빔, 빈 상태 tuðtumas tukšums; vienaldzība kekosongan afwezigheid, verstrooidheid (tanke)tomhet bezmyślność vazio absenţă безучастность prázdnota, bezmyšlienkovitosť praznina praznina tomrum, tomhet การขาดความคิด boşluk 空洞 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 poissaolevasti 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 공허하게, 멍하게 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
vacant → شاغِر neobsazený ledig unbesetzt αδειανός desocupado vapaa vacant prazan vacante 空いている 비어 있는 leeg ledig wolny vago пустой tom ที่ยังไม่มีคนใช้ boş trống không 有空缺的
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