SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
devoid
adjective
Entirely lacking a specified quality or thing.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Entirely lacking
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Usage distinction
Return to topDevoid normally takes of; bereft can imply that a valued quality or possession has been lost.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See devoid in use
The room was devoid of decoration.
A third entry's form is devoid of the competitor's name, displaying only a code the panel cannot link to a particular maker.
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