Entry Word: vacant

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 lacking contents that could or should be present <a vacant room that could be converted into a classroom> — see empty 1
2 not being in a state of use, activity, or employment <looking for vacant land on which to build a house> — see inactive 2
3 not expressing any emotion <the prisonerʼs vacant and distracted expression> — see blank 1