as in emptiness
the quality or state of being empty
there's a melancholy air of vacantness that seems to hang over a beach town during the long lull of winter
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Noun
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Voisin — who played another hero of a French classic in Xavier Giannoli’s 2021 adaptation of Balzac’s Lost Illusions — carries the entire drama as a lost soul whose physical beauty (perfect jawline, killer abs) can hardly conceal the emptiness inside of him.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025 -
When Scout died, Watson was left grappling with an emptiness that followed her home each day.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From there, council would proceed with the normal process to fill a vacancy.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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To conduct these surveys, the office sent questionnaires about vacancies to each of the 139 facilities.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Vacantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacantness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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