n.
Pronunciation: ' v ā -k ə n(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Date: 1598
1 archaic : an interval of leisure
2 : physical or mental inactivity or relaxation : IDLENESS
3 a : a vacating of an office, post, or piece of property b : the time such office or property is vacant
4 : a vacant office, post, or tenancy
5 : empty space : VOID specifically : an unoccupied site for an atom or ion in a crystal
6 : the state of being vacant : VACUITY