vacant

adj.

1. Containing nothing; empty.
2. Without an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: a vacant position.
3. Not occupied or put to use: a vacant lot.
4. Law. Not claimed by an heir: a vacant estate.
5. 1. Lacking intelligence or knowledge: a vacant mind.
   2. Lacking expression; blank: a vacant stare.
6. Not filled with any activity: vacant hours. See synonyms at empty.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vacāns, vacant-, present participle of vacāre, to be empty.]

vacantly va'cant·ly adv.
vacantness va'cant·ness n.

adjective

1. Containing nothing: bare, blank, clear, empty, vacuous, void. See full/empty/capacity.
2. Not occupied or put to use: idle, inactive, unemployed, unused. See used/unused.
3. Lacking intelligent thought or content: blank, empty, empty-headed, inane, vacuous. See full/empty/capacity.
4. Lacking value, use, or substance: empty, hollow, idle, otiose, vain. See full/empty/capacity.

adj

Definition: absent-minded; expressionless
Antonyms: aware, cognizant, comprehending

adj

Definition: empty; unoccupied
Antonyms: full, occupied, overflowing

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Without an occupant or incumbent; Void of thought or knowledge.

A gentleman walking along the street passed a vacant lot where some boys were playing baseball. — James Keller, Source: Three Minutes by James Keller, M. M., 1950

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frit, ledigt, ubesat, tom, indholdsløs

idioms:

• vacant possession    ledig ejendom, klar til indflytning

Nederlands (Dutch)
leeg, wezenloos, vacant, onbezet

Français (French)
adj. - disponible, inoccupé, libre, vacant, à pourvoir, absent (regard), vide (expression), stupide

idioms:

• vacant possession    (GB, Jur) jouissance immédiate

Deutsch (German)
adj. - frei, leer

idioms:

• vacant possession    Besitz mit Bezugsfertigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άδειος, κενός, ανέκφραστος, "κενός", "άδειος" (βλέμμα), αφηρημένος (νους)

idioms:

• vacant possession    (νομ.) σχολάζουσα νομή ή κατοχή

Italiano (Italian)
vacante, vuoto, assente, distratto

idioms:

• vacant possession    possesso immediato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vago, vacante, ocioso

idioms:

• vacant possession    uso imediato (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
пустой, незанятый, бездумный, вакантный, бездеятельный

idioms:

• vacant possession    получить квартиру без других жителей

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desocupado, vacío, libre, disponible, inexpresivo

idioms:

• vacant possession    libre de inquilinos

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ledig, tom, slö, håglös, frånvarande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空的, 空灵的, 空白的

idioms:

• vacant possession    空屋的合法占有

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 空的, 空靈的, 空白的

idioms:

• vacant possession    空屋的合法佔有

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공허한, 알맹이 없는, ~이 빠진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 空の, あいている, 無人の, 暇な, 何もしていない, 空位の, ぼんやりした

idioms:

• situations vacant    求人
• vacant possession    無主の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خال, فارغ, شاغر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ריק, פנוי, בטל‬

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