də̇ˈvȯid, dēˈ- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, probably short for devoided, past participle of devoiden to get rid of, depart from, from Middle French desvuidier to empty, from Old French, from des- dis- + vuidier to empty — more at void
1. obsolete : void , empty , vacant
when I awoke, and found her place devoid — Edmund Spenser
2.
a. : not having or using : lacking — used with of
desert sand … devoid of humus — W.B.Fisher
her somewhat sallow face devoid of makeup — Erle Stanley Gardner
absolutely devoid of any ambition — L.P.Smith
echoing phrases devoid of substance — W.L.Sullivan
devoid of teeth — R.W.Murray
b. : free from : unimpaired by — used with of
love is never quite devoid of sentimentality — W.S.Maugham
a conscience devoid of offense — Acts 24:16 (Authorized Version)
a dignity of manner devoid of all stiffness — Anthony Trollope