adj., n., & v.
--adj.
1. a empty, vacant. b (foll. by of) lacking; free from (a style void of affectation).
2 esp. Law (of a contract, deed, promise, etc.) invalid, not binding (null and void).
3 useless, ineffectual.
4 (often foll. by in) Cards (of a hand) having no cards in a given suit.
5 (of an office) vacant (esp. fall void).
--n.
1. an empty space, a vacuum (vanished into the void; cannot fill the void made by death).
2 an unfilled space in a wall or building.
3 (often foll. by in) Cards the absence of cards in a particular suit.
--v.tr.
1. render invalid.
2 (also absol.) excrete.
Derivatives:
voidable adj. voidness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF dial. voide, OF vuide, vuit, rel. to L vacare VACATE: v. partly f. AVOID, partly f. OF voider