n.
Pronunciation: ' vo ̇ id
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English voyde, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *vocitus, alteration of Latin vocivus, vacivus empty, from vacare to be empty
Date: 14th century
1 a : not occupied : VACANT <a void bishopric> b : not inhabited : DESERTED
2 : containing nothing < void space>
3 : IDLE , LEISURE
4 a : being without something specified : DEVOID <a nature void of all malice> b : having no members or examples specifically of a suit : having no cards represented in a particular hand
5 : VAIN , USELESS
6 a : of no legal force or effect : NULL <a void contract> b : VOIDABLE
synonyms see EMPTY
– void · ness noun