Definition of devoid Devoid

/dɪvɔjˈd/ - [divoyd] - de•void

We found 9 definitions of devoid from 6 different sources.

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What does devoid mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

devoid - completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
  barren, destitute, free, innocent
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • devoid (Verb)
    To empty out; to remove.
  • devoid (Adjective)
    empty; having none of; completely without.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • devoid (v. t.)
    To empty out; to remove.
  • devoid (v. t.)
    Void; empty; vacant.
  • devoid (v. t.)
    Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • devoid
    Completely wanting or lacking.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • devoid
    de-void′, adj. destitute: free from. [O. Fr. desvoidier, des—L. dis-, away, voidier—L. viduāre, viduus, deprived.]

Part of speech

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  • devoid, adjective.

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devoid in sign language
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