void

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

vɔɪd

Definitions

An empty space; a vacuum.
A voidee.
archaic, historical
An extended region of space containing no galaxies.
A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.
A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.
An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.
A black cat.
Internet, endearing, humorous
An empty place; a location that has nothing useful.
The lack of cards in a particular suit.
A cavity or empty space caused by water erosion.
An instance of urination.

Equivalents

36 more languages

العربيةالفراغ خلاء هواء

Българскианулирам вакуум напразенпразен

BosanskiAdem praznina uresvakuum vid vide празнина

Catalàanul·lar buit

Češtinanicota prázdnota

Cymraegdirymu

Ελληνικάάδειος ανυπαρξία κενό

Suomimitätöidä mitätön onkalotyhjä tyhjentää tyhjiö tyhjyys

Gàidhligfànas

עבריתבוהו חלל ריק

हिन्दीगर्त निर्वात रिक्तरिक्ति व्यर्थ शून्यता सुन्न

HrvatskiAdem praznina uresvakuum vid vide празнина

Magyar-talan -telen céltalanértéktelen érvénytelen érvénytelenít felbont hiábavaló megsemmisít mentés nélküli semmis úr üreg üres üresség ürít

Bahasa Indonesiabatal hampa kosongmembatalkan mengosongkan void

Italianoannullare inutile invalidarenon valido nullo privo svuotare vacuo vano vuoto

日本語曠虚虚ろ虛超空洞

ქართულიგაუქმება ვაკანტური ვაკუუმისიცარიელე ცარიელი

한국어빔 허공

Kurdîadem legen ûr

Latinainane irritus lacuna

Te Reo Māoritīare wātea

Македонскианулира бесполезен вакуумиспразни лишен напразен неважечки неисправен поништи празен празнина слободен

Nederlandsannuleren ijdel leegleegte legen nietig ongeldig ongeldig maken vacant vacuüm

Polskiczarna dziura czeluść niebytnieważny otchłań próżnia pustka pustosz

Portuguêsanular esvaziar evacuarinvalidar invalido nulo vácuo vazia vazio

Românănul vid

Русскийаннулировать вакантный недействительныйопорожнять порожний пустой пустота тще́тный

СрпскиAdem praznina uresvakuum vid vide празнина

Svenskaannullera tom tomrumupphäva

ไทยโมฆะ

Tagalogwalang-bisa

Türkçeadem boşluk

Українськавакуум

Tiếng Việtkhoảng trống

Examples

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

“Pride, where Wit fails, steps in to our defence, / And fills up all the mighty void of Sense ⟳.”

“My little void is so sweet sometimes.”

“From the logistics hub, the spoil ⟳ will be taken by rail to Barrington in Cambridgeshire, Cliffe in Kent, and Rugby in Warwickshire. It will be used to fill ⟳ voids at these locations which will then be used for housing developments.”

“A hidden void caused by a partially buried pipe being damaged by a tamper during routine maintenance led to the derailment of a passenger train ⟳. […] The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) reported that a "large void" was found in the embankment, but had remained hidden until the train ⟳ travelled over it.”

“Late on the final evening, as the customary ‘void’ – spiced wine and sweetmeats – was served, more elaborate disguisings in the great hall culminated in the release ⟳ of a flock of white doves.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

void coefficient void deck voidability Voidable voidableness voidage

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