devoid
/dɪˈvɔɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Completely without; having none of
Example Sentences
- "I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon."
- "The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work."
- "The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich."
Etymology
From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, desvuidier