I. ˈvȯid adjective
Etymology: Middle English void, voide, from Old French voide, vuide, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin vocitus, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin vocuus empty, from Latin vacuus — more at vacuum
1. : containing nothing
the earth was without form, and void — Gen 1:2(Authorized Version)
2. : unoccupied with work or business : idle , leisure
void hours
3.
a. : having no holder or occupant : unoccupied , vacant
void bishopric
b. : not occupied by inhabitants or buildings : deserted
4.
a. : being without : wanting , devoid — used with of
void of common sense
void of malice
a bridge hand void of spades
b. of a category, class, or suit : having no members or examples
bid a void suit as a slam signal
5. obsolete : wanting good qualities : foolish , worthless
idol void and vain — Alexander Pope
6. : not producing any effect : vain , useless
dull and void as a work of art — C.E.Montague
7.
a. : of no legal force or effect and so incapable of confirmation or ratification : null
declare a marriage void
void ballot
b. : voidable
Synonyms: see empty
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a. : empty or unfilled space : emptiness , vacancy , vacuum
gazing out into the void
wandering about in a void
b. : a space not filled by anything solid : opening , gap
air-filled voids of the soil
alternation of solid and void that is characteristic of the Japanese house — Lewis Mumford
2. : the quality or state of being without or free from something : lack , absence , want
loneliness that was one with the cruel void of the prairie sky — Walter O'Meara
3. : a feeling of want or hollowness (as from unsatisfied desire)
4. : sunyata 1
5. : absence of any card of a particular suit in a hand as originally dealt
partner has a void in spades
III. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English voiden, from Middle French voidier, vuidier, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin vocitare, from vocuus empty
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make empty or vacant : clear
press gallery has been voided of the customary bulky desks — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
b. : vacate , leave
void the room
2. : to cast out : discharge , emit
void excrement
3. obsolete : expel , dismiss
4. : to cause to be of no validity or effect : nullify , annul
void a deed
void a pension
void an insurance policy
void a contract
5. archaic : avoid , shun , evade , prevent
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to go out or away : depart
2. : to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body