devoid

From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈvɔɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

devoid (not comparable)

1. Completely without; having none of.

   Synonyms: empty, vacant

   I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.

   • 1960 July, “New Eastern Region diesel depot at Finsbury Park”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 422–423:

     The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.

• devoidness

devoid (third-person singular simple present devoids, present participle devoiding, simple past and past participle devoided)

1. (obsolete) To empty out; to remove.

   The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.

• voddie, voided