Main Entry:

¹void

Pronunciation:

\ˈvȯid\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English voyde, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *vocitus, alteration of Latin vocivus, vacivus empty, from vacare to be empty

Date:

14th century

1 a: not occupied : vacant <a void bishopric> b: not inhabited : deserted2: containing nothing <void space>3: idle, leisure4 a: being without something specified : devoid <a nature void of all malice> b: having no members or examples ; specifically of a suit : having no cards represented in a particular hand5: vain, useless6 a: of no legal force or effect : null <a void contract> b: voidable

synonyms see empty

— void·ness noun