adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be devoid of emotion formal (= not showing or feeling any emotion )
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I find his books completely devoid of emotion.
be devoid of expression formal (= have no expression on your face )
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His face was totally devoid of expression, but I could sense his anger.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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Her letters had been so short of late, and almost devoid of news.
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Herbaceous plants may be almost devoid of additional thickening.
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The land was dead flat, divided into large ploughed fields almost devoid of trees.
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The Labour frontbench is almost devoid of people with Cabinet experience.
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Brown Street was almost devoid of shops.
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The book is read so easily because it is almost devoid of mathematical formulae, normally the very foundation of engineering work.
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Apart from the children immediately below, the scene was almost devoid of movement.
totally
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Most job descriptions are bland, boring, totally devoid of colour and - worse still - frequently devoid of real meaning.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Stilwell viewed the world in simplistic terms, devoid of subtlety or nuance.
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Even the marriage itself was devoid of love.
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He was about forty-five, and seemed devoid of personality.
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Most of the island was cleared for phosphates, leaving it devoid of vegetation.
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Other than the dark, waxed limousine, the space was devoid of furniture.
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Strung between the lamp-posts like gelatine they were devoid of nocturnal magic in the middle of a winter day.
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The place is small, starkly lit and devoid of decorative embellishments.
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To avoid the window tax many were either devoid or severely deficient in natural light.