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devoid

adjective

de·​void di-ˈvȯid How to pronounce devoid (audio)
: being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
used with of
an argument devoid of sensea landscape devoid of life

Example Sentences

the so-called comedy is totally devoid of intelligence, originality, and even laughs the picnic jug was completely devoid of juice after only a few minutes
Recent Examples on the Web The streets of Kyiv were devoid of civilian life, but the trip to the presidential bunker required wending through a maze of checkpoints. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, the Conservative leadership contest has largely been devoid of a robust debate around the full scale of the crisis facing the health service. Kara Fox, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Sutton’s characters are mostly devoid of any expression, driven by an innate, unrelenting momentum—the obligation to finish a daily list of chores or tasks for no apparent reward. Kenzie Sutton, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2022 The parade had a festive air devoid of politics, one of an old-fashioned America where political differences could be resolved over an ice-cold glass of sarsaparilla down at the drugstore. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2022 This isn’t fusion food that lifts flavors and techniques from different cuisines and lumps them together devoid of context. New York Times, 31 July 2022 There was among this cluster, however, one idyllic mise en scène that appeared to be devoid of branding and advertisement. Leena Kim, Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2022 The court ruled that his complaints were devoid of merit. Feliz Solomon, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 Takeovers have grown in popularity since the start of the pandemic, when city streets were devoid of drivers during COVID-19 lockdowns. Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, past participle of devoiden to dispel, from Anglo-French *desvoider, from des- dis- + voider to empty — more at void entry 3

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of devoid was in the 15th century

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