Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Completely without; having none of

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

    frei adj.: leer

    пусто́йpustój, поро́жнийporóžnij

    completely wanting or lacking

Examples

36 sentences
  1. He is devoid of human feeling.

    Він позбавлений людських почуттів.

    ruОн лишён человеческих эмоций.

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  2. The room was devoid of furniture.

    ruВ комнате не было никакой мебели.

    deDas Zimmer war unmöbliert.

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  3. He is devoid of common sense.

    ruОн лишён здравого смысла.

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  4. He was devoid of human feeling.

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  5. She is devoid of common sense.

    ruУ неё нет здравого смысла.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
empty, completely without:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
empty, completely without:

Origin

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

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

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Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Deriveddevoidness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
devoid — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto