English Explanatory Dictionary

vacancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unoccupied position or job.
  2. An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
  3. Empty space.
  4. A blank mind, unoccupied with thought.
  5. Lack of intelligence or understanding.
  6. A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

Pronunciation

/ˈveɪkənsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vacancy.wav En-us-vacancy.ogg /ˈvæɪkənsi/

Word forms

vacancy vacancies

Etymology

From Late Latin vacantia. Doublet of vacance.

Synonyms

vacantness vacuum vacuity vacuousness

Related words

vacant vacate

Derived words

anion vacancy divacancy monovacancy multivacancy semivacancy trivacancy
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