transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvā-kənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vacant-, vacans, present participle of vacare to be empty, be free
Date: 14th century
1. : not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer
a vacant office
vacant thrones
2. : being without content or occupant
a vacant seat on a bus
a vacant room
3. : free from activity or work : disengaged
vacant hours
4. : devoid of thought, reflection, or expression
a vacant smile
5. : not lived in
vacant houses
6.
a. : not put to use
vacant land
b. : having no heir or claimant : abandoned
a vacant estate
Synonyms: see empty
• va·cant·ly adverb
• va·cant·ness noun