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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryDefinition
- : being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment —used with of //an argument devoid of sense //a landscape devoid of life
Examples
- //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
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Middle English, past participle of devoiden to dispel, from Anglo-French *desvoider, from des- dis- + voider to empty — more at void entry 3devoid
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- lacking contents that could or should be present //the picnic jug was completely devoid of juice after only a few minutesRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
a- entry 2 + Greek chálasis "loosening, relaxation" (from chaláō, chalân "to loosen" —of obscure origin— + -sis -sis) + -ia entry 1Examples
Adjective
- //new drugs for treating diabetic patients
History and Etymology
Adjective
borrowed from Medieval Latin diabēticus, from Late Latin diabētēs diabetes + -icus -ic entry 1Noun
borrowed from Medieval Latin diabēticus, noun derivative of diabēticus diabetic entry 1First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined abovedigestible
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- as in ingestible, chewableSynonyms & Near SynonymsAntonyms & Near Antonyms
- as in understandable, comprehensibleSynonyms & Near Synonymscognizable cognoscible comprehendible comprehensible fathomable graspable intelligible knowable understandableapparent bald bald-faced barefaced bright-line broad clear clear-cut crystal clear decided distinct evident lucid luculentf='x-mw://share'>
Definition
- : being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment —used with of //an argument devoid of sense //a landscape devoid of life
Examples
- //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
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Middle English, past participle of devoiden to dispel, from Anglo-French *desvoider, from des- dis- + voider to empty — more at void entry 3devoid
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- lacking contents that could or should be present //the picnic jug was completely devoid of juice after only a few minutesRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
a- entry 2 + Greek chálasis "loosening, relaxation" (from chaláō, chalân "to loosen" —of obscure origin— + -sis -sis) + -ia entry 1Examples
Adjective
- //new drugs for treating diabetic patients
History and Etymology
Adjective
borrowed from Medieval Latin diabēticus, from Late Latin diabētēs diabetes + -icus -ic entry 1Noun
borrowed from Medieval Latin diabēticus, noun derivative of diabēticus diabetic entry 1First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined abovedigestible
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- as in ingestible, chewableSynonyms & Near SynonymsAntonyms & Near Antonyms
- as in understandable, comprehensible