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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vacancy
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And while rents are increasing, Apartment List data shows Chicago’s apartment vacancy rate of 4.9% slipped 0.7 percentage points compared to this time last year.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025 -
With more housing options for renters and more vacancies for landlords, the market is tipping in renters' favor.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Vacantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vacantness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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