devoid
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
/dɪˈvɔɪd/
Definition of devoid
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Completely without; having none of
“I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.”
“The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Completely without; having none of
“I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.”
“The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.”
verb
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(obsolete)To empty out; to remove.
“The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).
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