devoid

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devoid

/dɪˈvɔɪd/

Rhymes with -ɔɪd

Where it comes from

From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).

adjective

not comparable Completely without; having none of I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.
Similar: empty, vacant, void, naked

verb devoids · devoiding · devoided

obsolete To empty out; to remove. The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: absent, landless, vacant, lacking, void, exempt, vacuum, free, unprepared, empty, unwarranted, inadequate, lack, deficient, defective, surprise

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adj empty, completely without

Español	vacío, desprovisto, carente, desproveído, impróvido
中文	空的
Português	destituído, desprovido
Français	dépourvu
Deutsch	frei adj.: leer
Italiano	privo, senza
Română	golit, fără de conținut
Русский	пусто́й pustój, поро́жний poróžnij
العربية	خَالِي ḵālī, فَارِغ fāriḡ
עברית	נעדר ne'edár, חסר khasár

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@misc{devoid_2026,
  title = {devoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/devoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}