Devoid
/dɪˈvɔɪd/noun
Completely lacking or free from something.
Did you know?The roots of 'devoid' connect to a deep sense of emptiness that can evoke ancient fears of being haunted by what is absent.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
vacuus
“Empty, unoccupied.”
Old French
Old French
devoier
“To empty of, to be free from.”
Middle English
Middle English
devoiden
“To deprive of, to make empty.”
Modern English
English
devoid
“Completely without or lacking something.”
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