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 : deserted
2 : containing nothing <void space>
3 : idle, leisure
4 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 hand
5 : vain, useless
6 a : of no legal force or effect : null <a void contract> b : voidable

synonyms see empty

— void·ness noun