va´cant|ness

va´cant|ness
va|cant «VAY kuhnt», adjective.
1. not occupied: »

a vacant chair, a vacant house.

2. empty; not filled: »

a vacant space.

3. empty of thought or intelligence: »

a vacant smile.

4. free, as from work or business: »

vacant time.

[< Latin vacāns, -antis, present participle of vacāre be empty]
va´cant|ly, adverb.
va´cant|ness, noun.

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