devoid

[De*void·]

You're stranded in the ocean, miles from shore, clinging to a sinking boat, and you can't swim? Sorry to say, your situation is devoid of all hope.

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To empty out; to remove.

Adjective S.
completely lacking

v. t.
To empty out; to remove.

v. t.
Void; empty; vacant.

v. t.
Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.

Devoid

De*void" , v. t. [OE. devoiden to leave, OF. desvuidier, desvoidier, to empty out. See Void.] To empty out; to remove.

Devoid

De*void", a. [See Devoid, v. t.] 1. Void; empty; vacant. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.

To empty out; to remove.

Void; empty; vacant.

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Usage Examples

A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.

The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal.

A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.

A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.

Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination.

There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.

Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.

We establish no religion in this country, nor will we ever. But we poison our society when we remove its theological underpinnings. We court corruption when we leave society devoid of belief.