Vacant
Vacant , adjective
[French, from Latin vacans, -antis, present participle of vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to English void. Compare Evacuate, Void, a.]
1.
Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room.
Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.
Being of those virtues vacant.
There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
But has one vacant chair.
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.
There was not a minute of the day which he left vacant.
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.
Special dignities which vacant lie
For thy best use and wearing.
4.
Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind.
The duke had a pleasant and vacant face.
When on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood.
5.
(Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate. — Bouvier
Collocations (1)
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