vacant

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈveɪkənt/ See IPA manual

adj Freq #10318

Meanings

1

adj
Empty; not being used or lived in.

The house next door has been vacant for months.
2

adj
Of a job or position: available because no one currently holds it.

The post of chairman is still vacant.
3

adj
Showing no thought, interest, or feeling.

He gave me a vacant stare and said nothing.

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Synonyms

1 adj · empty; not being used or... empty free unoccupied

3 adj · showing no thought,... vacuous blank

Word family

Forms vacantly

Derived forms vacancyvacantly

Related forms vacate vacuous vacuum

Etymology

From Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns.

vacant Old French vacāns Latin *h₁weh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Space, Position & Direction

# vacant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈveɪkənt
**Frequency rank:** 10318

## Meanings
1. Empty; not being used or lived in.
2. Of a job or position: available because no one currently holds it.
3. Showing no thought, interest, or feeling.

## Examples
- The house next door has been vacant for months.
- The post of chairman is still vacant.
- He gave me a vacant stare and said nothing.

## Derived Forms
- vacancy
- vacantly

## Related Forms
- vacate
- vacuous
- vacuum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: vacant
- Root: vacāns
- Root: *h₁weh₂-

## Etymology
From Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns.

## AI Etymology
Vacant is from Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns. The historical line also includes Old French vacant, Latin vacāns, Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-. In present-day use, it can mean empty; not being used or lived in, or of a job or position: available because no one currently holds it. Derived formations include vacancy, vacantly.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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