- va|can|cy
- va|can|cy «VAY kuhn see», noun, plural -cies.1. the state of being vacant; emptiness: »
the stark vacancy of the arctic landscape.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under empty. (Cf. ↑empty)2. an unoccupied position: »The retirement of two policemen made two vacancies in our police force.
3. the state of being or becoming unoccupied: »the vacancy of the bishopric.
SYNONYM(S): expressionless, meaningless, inane.4. an empty space: »The great arch…with the lofty vacancy beneath it (Hawthorne).
5. a room, space, or apartment for rent: »There was a vacancy in the motel.
6. a deficiency: »a vacancy in the scheme of knowledge.
7. lack of thought or intelligence; emptiness of mind: »More absolute vacancy I never saw upon the countenances of human beings (Samuel Butler).
8. freedom, as from work or activity; idleness: »Much time squandered upon trifles, and more lost in idleness and vacancy (Samuel Johnson).
9. Obsolete. an interval of leisure time.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.