English-Thai Dictionary
vacant
ADJ(ตำแหน่ง ว่าง ไม่ เต็ม empty wang
vacant
ADJ(สิ่ง ที่ ยัง ว่าง ที่ ยัง ไม่มี คนใช้ ที่ ยัง ไม่ ถูก ครอบครอง empty unoccupied inhabited occupied ti-yang-wang
vacant
ADJ(เวลา ว่าง free idle wang
vacant
ADJ ปราศจาก ความคิด ซึ่ง ไม่ รับรู้ ซึ่ง ไม่เข้าใจ ว่างเปล่า เหม่อลอย blank foolish unintelligent intelligent prad-sa-jak-kwam-kid
vacantly
ADV อย่างว่า ง ยัง ไม่มี คนใช้ yang-wang
vacantness
N ความว่าง kwam-wang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
VACANT
a.[L. vacans.] 1. Empty; not filled; void of every substance except air; as a vacant space between houses; vacant room.
2. Empty; exhausted of air; as a vacant receiver.
3. Free; unincumbered; unengaged with business or care.
Philosophy is the interest of those only who are vacant from the affairs of the world.
4. Not filled or occupied with an incumbent or possessor; as a vacant throne; a vacant parish.
5. Being unoccupied with business; as vacant hours; vacant moments.
6. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as a vacant mind.
7. Indicating want of thought.
The duke had a pleasant and vacant face.
8. In law, abandoned; having no heir; as vacant effect or goods.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
VACANT
Va "cant, a. Etym: [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 )
Defn: 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.
VACANTLY
VACANTLY Va "cant *ly, adv.
Defn: In a vacant manner; inanely.
New American Oxford Dictionary
vacant
va cant |ˈvākənt ˈveɪkənt | ▶adjective (of premises ) having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants; empty. Compare with unoccupied ( sense 1 ). • (of a position or office ) not filled: the president resigned and the post was left vacant. • (of a person or their expression ) having or showing no intelligence or interest: a vacant stare. DERIVATIVES va cant ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty, ’ from the verb vacare.
vacant possession
va ¦cant pos ¦ses |sion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the right of a purchaser to exclusive use of a property on completion of the sale, any previous occupant having moved out.
Oxford Dictionary
vacant
va ¦cant |ˈveɪk (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 (of a place ) not occupied; empty: 40 per cent of the offices are still vacant. • (of a position or employment ) not filled: the President resigned and the post was left vacant. 2 having or showing no intelligence or interest: a vacant stare. DERIVATIVES vacantly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty ’, from the verb vacare.
vacant possession
va ¦cant pos ¦ses |sion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the right of a purchaser to exclusive use of a property on completion of the sale, any previous occupant having moved out.
American Oxford Thesaurus
vacant
vacant adjective 1 a vacant house: empty, unoccupied, available, not in use, free, unfilled; uninhabited, untenanted. ANTONYMS full, occupied. 2 a vacant look: blank, expressionless, unresponsive, emotionless, impassive, uninterested, vacuous, empty, absent, glazed, glassy; unintelligent, dull-witted, dense, brainless, empty-headed; informal zombified, lobotomized. ANTONYMS expressive.
Oxford Thesaurus
vacant
vacant adjective 1 a vacant house: empty, unoccupied, unfilled, free, available, not in use, unused, unengaged, uninhabited, untenanted, tenantless, to let, for sale, on the market, abandoned, deserted; informal up for grabs. ANTONYMS full, occupied, open. 2 an oddly vacant look had come over her features: blank, expressionless, deadpan, inscrutable, inexpressive, poker-faced, emotionless, impassive, absent, absent-minded, uninterested, vacuous, empty, glassy, stony, wooden, motionless, lifeless, inanimate. ANTONYMS expressive, meaningful. 3 he continued to look vacant: empty-headed, unintelligent, without thought, brainless, dense, dull-witted, thick, vacuous, inane, stupid; informal brain-dead. ANTONYMS thinking, intelligent.
French Dictionary
vacant
vacant , ante adj. adjectif 1 Qui n ’a pas de titulaire, à pourvoir. : Des postes vacants. SYNONYME libre . 2 Inoccupé. : Une maison vacante. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le participe présent invariable vaquant. Les employés vaquant à leurs occupations...
Spanish Dictionary
vacante
vacante adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 [cargo, empleo ] Que no está ocupado por nadie :en el colegio hay una plaza de profesor vacante; hay cuatro vacantes en mi empresa .2 nombre femenino Renta que se ha de pagar durante el tiempo que permanece sin proveerse un beneficio o dignidad eclesiásticos .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
vacant
va cant /véɪk (ə )nt /〖原義は 「(地位 職などが )空席の, 欠員の 」〗(名 )vacancy 形容詞 比較なし /3 はmore ~; most ~1 〈座席 部屋などが 〉空いている , 使われていない (↔occupied )▸ a vacant seat 空席 .2 ⦅かたく ⦆空位の, 欠員の ▸ situations vacant (新聞の )求人広告欄 ▸ The mayor's job fell vacant .市長の職位が空いた .3 〈表情 心などが 〉ぼんやりとした, 気が抜けた ; からっぽの, 空虚な ▸ a vacant expression [smile ]うつろな表情 [ほほえみ ]▸ a vacant stare ぼんやりとした目つき .4 〈時間などが 〉空いている, 暇な .~̀ l ó t ⦅主に米 ⦆空き地 .~̀ poss é ssion ⦅英 ⦆(家屋など )即入居可 (!不動産の広告で ) .~ly 副詞 ぼんやりと 〈見るなど 〉.