devoid — devoid, void, destitute are comparable when they are followed by of and mean showing entire want or lack. Devoid stresses the absence or the nonpossession of a particular quality, character, or tendency {I was not devoid of capacity or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Devoid — De*void , a. [See {Devoid}, v. t.] 1. Void; empty; vacant. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Destitute; not in possession; with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devoid of — not having (something usual or expected) : completely without (something) He is devoid of (any) ambition. [=he has no ambition] The landscape seems to be completely devoid of life. • • • Main Entry: ↑devoid … Useful english dictionary
devoid — meaning ‘lacking’, is followed by of and is predicative in position, i.e. it comes after the word it refers to, with a linking verb: • Many of the pieces for middle aged women in Welsh drama are devoid of humour Daily Post (Liverpool), 2007 … Modern English usage
devoid — ► ADJECTIVE (devoid of) ▪ entirely lacking in. ORIGIN from Old French devoidier cast out … English terms dictionary
Devoid — De*void , v. t. [OE. devoiden to leave, OF. desvuidier, desvoidier, to empty out. See {Void}.] To empty out; to remove. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devoid — I adjective bare, barren, bereft of, blank, bleak, deficient, denuded of, deprived of, deserted, desolate, destitute of, empty, empty of, found wanting, ill furnished, ill provided, ill stored, impotent, in default of, in the absence of, in want… … Law dictionary
devoid of — index insufficient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
devoid — c.1400, shortening of devoided, pp. of obsolete verb devoiden to remove, void, vacate (c.1300), from O.Fr. desvuidier (12c., Mod.Fr. dévider) to empty out, flush game from, unwind, let loose (an arrow), from des out, away + voider to empty, from… … Etymology dictionary
devoid — [adj] empty, wanting bare, barren, bereft, deficient, denuded, destitute, free from, innocent, lacking, needed, sans*, unprovided with, vacant, void, without; concepts 483,485 Ant. complete, filled, full … New thesaurus
