Void vs. Devoid

Void vs. Devoid — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Void and Devoid

Voidadjective

Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

Devoidadjective

empty; having none of; completely without

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

Voidadjective

Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.

Devoidverb

(obsolete) To empty out; to remove.

The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.

Voidadjective

Being without; destitute; devoid.

Devoidadjective

completely lacking

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Voidadjective

Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

Voidadjective

Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.

null and void

Voidadjective

Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.

Voidadjective

That does not return a value.

Voidnoun

An empty space; a vacuum.

Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go.

Voidnoun

(astronomy) An extended region of space containing no galaxies

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Voidnoun

(materials science) A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.

Voidnoun

(fluid mechanics) A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.

Voidnoun

A voidee.

Voidverb

(transitive) To make invalid or worthless.

He voided the check and returned it.

Voidverb

To empty.

void one’s bowels

Voidverb

To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.

to void excrement

Voidverb

To withdraw, depart.

Voidverb

To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

to void a table

Voidnoun

the state of nonexistence

Voidnoun

an empty area or space;

the huge desert voidsthe emptiness of outer spacewithout their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum

Voidverb

declare invalid;

The contract was annulledvoid a plea

Voidverb

clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place, receptacle, etc.) of something;

The chemist voided the glass bottleThe concert hall was voided of the audience

Voidverb

take away the legal force of or render ineffective;

invalidateas a contract

Voidverb

excrete or discharge from the body

Voidadjective

lacking any legal or binding force;

null and void

Voidadjective

containing nothing;

the earth was without form, and void