void

[void]

A void is empty space, nothingness, zero, zilch. A place that's void of all life forms has no sign of animals, plants, or people.

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Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

Noun
an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he''ll be ruling in a vacuum"

Noun
the state of nonexistence

Verb
excrete or discharge from the body

Verb
take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate as a contract"

Verb
clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience"

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Verb
declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

Adjective S.
containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void"

Adjective S.
lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void"


a.
Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

a.
Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and the like.

a.
Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void of learning, or of common use.

a.
Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

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Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.

a.
Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. Voidable, 2.

n.
An empty space; a vacuum.

a.
To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.

a.
To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge; as, to void excrements.

a.
To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to vacate; to annul; to nullify.

v. i.
To be emitted or evacuated.


Void

Void , a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F. vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. Vacant, Avoid.] 1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
The earth was without form, and void.
I 'll get me to a place more void.
I 'll chain him in my study, that, at void hours, I may run over the story of his country.
2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and the like.
Divers great offices that had been long void.
3. Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void of learning, or of common use. Milton.
A conscience void of offense toward God.
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor.
4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
[My word] shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please.
I will make void the counsel of Judah.
5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul. "Idol, void and vain." Pope. 6. (Law) Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. Voidable, 2. Void space (Physics), a vacuum. Syn. -- Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied; unoccupied.

Void

Void, n. An empty space; a vacuum.
Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense, And fills up all the mighty void of sense.

Void

Void, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Voided; p. pr. & vb. n. Voiding.] [OF. voidier, vuidier. See Void, a.] 1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.
Void anon her place.
If they will fight with us, bid them come down, Or void the field.
2. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge; as, to void excrements.
A watchful application of mind in voiding prejudices.
With shovel, like a fury, voided out The earth and scattered bones.
3. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to vacate; to annul; to nullify.
After they had voided the obligation of the oath he had taken.
It was become a practice . . . to void the security that was at any time given for money so borrowed.

Void

Void, v. i. To be emitted or evacuated. Wiseman.

Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

An empty space; a vacuum.

To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.

To be emitted or evacuated.

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Usage Examples

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking for cool, fashion-forward tees and sweaters. So that's where I started.

I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.

I definitely feel more complete than before. There's a void you have when you don't feel you've found the other part of who you are, so I'm in a different place now and that's nice to experience.

I've never had issues with popularity. I was always a popular guy... I've always had friends and loved ones and everything, so it wasn't like, 'Oh man, I gotta fill some void that was left by high school.' I had a great high-school experience.

A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it.

When you get just a complete sense of blackness or void ahead of you, that somehow the future looks an impossible place to be, and the direction you are going seems to have no purpose, there is this word despair which is a very awful thing to feel.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Only through acknowledgment of the erasure and void of Jewish life can the history of Berlin and Europe have a human future.

Nothing is void of God, his work is everywhere his full of himself.

There's a void of leadership in a lot of Washington. I think one of the reasons why there's so much angst across the country.

I didn't miss training because it had become so painful for me. I filled the void pretty quickly as I went straight into coaching and it was great I had to start learning all over again, and then when I went into TV I knew nothing about it so I had to start from the very beginning.

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.

I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me.

I didn't know my mother had it. I think a lot of women don't know their mothers had it that's the sad thing about depression. You know, you don't function anymore. You shut down. You feel like you are in a void.

You see so many artists who are so talented end up living sad, empty lives. This industry takes so much out of you that without the accountability and leaving God in the center, you can be left so empty and void.

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