Va"cant (?), a. [F., fr. L. vacans,
-antis, p. pr. of vacare to be empty, to be free or
unoccupied, to have leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus
empty, and probably to E. void. Cf. Evacuate, Void,
a.]
1. Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a
vacant room.
Stuffs out his vacant garments with his
form.
Shak.
Being of those virtues vacant.
Shak.
There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
But has one vacant chair.
Longfellow.
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.
Dr. H. More.
There was not a minute of the day which he left
vacant.
Bp. Fell.
3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent,
possessor, or officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant
parish.
Special dignities which vacant lie
For thy best use and wearing.
Shak.
4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with
study or reflection; as, a vacant mind.
The duke had a pleasant and vacant face.
Sir H. Wotton.
When on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood.
Wordsworth.
5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir,
possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate.
Bouvier.
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.
Syn. -- Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;
unincumbered; uncrowded; idle. -- Vacant, Empty. A thing is
empty when there is nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an
empty noddle. Vacant adds the idea of having been previously
filled, or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant seat at
table; a vacant office; vacant hours. When we speak of a
vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the absence of the
intelligence naturally to be expected there.
Va"cant (?), a. [F., fr. L. vacans,
-antis, p. pr. of vacare to be empty, to be free or
unoccupied, to have leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus
empty, and probably to E. void. Cf. Evacuate, Void,
a.]
1. Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a
vacant room.
Stuffs out his vacant garments with his
form.
Shak.
Being of those virtues vacant.
Shak.
There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
But has one vacant chair.
Longfellow.
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.
Dr. H. More.
There was not a minute of the day which he left
vacant.
Bp. Fell.
3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent,
possessor, or officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant
parish.
Special dignities which vacant lie
For thy best use and wearing.
Shak.
4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with
study or reflection; as, a vacant mind.
The duke had a pleasant and vacant face.
Sir H. Wotton.
When on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood.
Wordsworth.
5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir,
possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate.
Bouvier.
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.
Syn. -- Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;
unincumbered; uncrowded; idle. -- Vacant, Empty. A thing is
empty when there is nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an
empty noddle. Vacant adds the idea of having been previously
filled, or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant seat at
table; a vacant office; vacant hours. When we speak of a
vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the absence of the
intelligence naturally to be expected there.
