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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Vacant \Va"cant\, a. [F., fr. L. vacans, -antis, p. pr. of
     vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have
     leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to
     E. void. Cf. Evacuate, Void, a.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant
        room.
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              Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.
                                                    --Shak.
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              Being of those virtues vacant.        --Shak.
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              There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
              But has one vacant chair.             --Longfellow.
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     2. Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied;
        disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.
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              Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of
              those . . . at leisure, and vacant from the affairs
              of the world.                         --Dr. H. More.
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              There was not a minute of the day which he left
              vacant.                               --Bp. Fell.
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     3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or
        officer; unoccupied; as, a vacant throne; a vacant house;
        a vacant apartment; a vacant parish.
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              Special dignities which vacant lie
              For thy best use and wearing.         --Shak.
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     4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or
        reflection; as, a vacant mind.
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              The duke had a pleasant and vacant face. --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
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              When on my couch I lie
              In vacant or in pensive mood.         --Wordsworth.
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     5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or
        occupier; as, a vacant estate. --Bouvier.
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     Vacant succession (Law), one that is claimed by no person,
        or where all the heirs are unknown, or where all the known
        heirs to it have renounced it. --Burrill.
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     Syn: Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;
          unincumbered; uncrowded; idle.
  
     Usage: Vacant, Empty. A thing is empty when there is
            nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an empty noddle.
            Vacant adds the idea of having been previously filled,
            or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant
            seat at table; a vacant office; vacant hours. When we
            speak of a vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the
            absence of the intelligence naturally to be expected
            there.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Vacant \Va"cant\, a. [F., fr. L. vacans, -antis, p. pr. of
     vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have
     leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to
     E. void. Cf. Evacuate, Void, a.]
     1. Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant
        room.
  
              Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              Being of those virtues vacant.        --Shak.
  
              There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has
              one vacant chair.                     --Longfellow.
  
     2. Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied;
        disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.
  
              Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of
              those . . . at leisure, and vacant from the affairs
              of the world.                         --Dr. H. More.
  
              There was not a minute of the day which he left
              vacant.                               --Bp. Fell.
  
     3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or
        officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant parish.
  
              Special dignities which vacant lie For thy best use
              and wearing.                          --Shak.
  
     4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or
        reflection; as, a vacant mind.
  
              The duke had a pleasant and vacant face. --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
  
              When on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or
        occupier; as, a vacant estate. --Bouvier.
  
     Vacant succession (Law), one that is claimed by no person,
        or where all the heirs are unknown, or where all the known
        heirs to it have renounced it. --Burrill.
  
     Syn: Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;
          unincumbered; uncrowded; idle.
  
     Usage: Vacant, Empty. A thing is empty when there is
            nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an empty noddle.
            Vacant adds the idea of having been previously filled,
            or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant
            seat at table; a vacant office; vacant hours. When we
            speak of a vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the
            absence of the intelligence naturally to be expected
            there.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  vacant
       adj 1: void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"
       2: without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never
          vacant"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vacant
     Γαλλικά a.
     κενός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vacant
     French a.
     (l en vacant)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la vacō  3 p pres actv ind)
     Romanian a.
     unoccupied

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  vacant
     a.
     1 Not occupied; empty.
     2 Showing no intelligence or interest.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  vacant
     French a.
     (l en vacant)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la vacō  3 p pres actv ind)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  vacant
     French a.
     (l en vacant)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la vacō  3 p pres actv ind)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vacant
     Ranska a.
     tyhjä, vapaa; asumaton (''paikasta'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vacant
     Engelska a.
     vakant, ledig, tom

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  vacant /vˈeɪkənt/
  vakant

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Vacant /vˈeɪkənt/
  شاغر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  vacant //ˈveɪkənt// 
  1. незает, разс, свобо́ден
  not occupied
  2. безучастен
  showing no intelligence or interest