vɔɪd adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 a
empty,
vacant. b (foll. by of)
lacking;
free from (a
style void of affectation). 2
esp.
Law (of a
contract,
deed,
promise, etc.) invalid,
not binding (null
and void). 3
useless,
ineffectual. 4 (often foll. by in) Cards (of a hand) having no cards in a
given suit. 5 (of an office) vacant (esp.
fall void). --n. 1 an empty
space, a
vacuum (vanished
into the void;
cannot fill the void
made by death). 2 an
unfilled space in a
wall or
building. 3 (often foll. by in) Cards the
absence of cards in a
particular suit. --v.tr. 1
render invalid. 2 (also absol.)
excrete. øøvoidable adj. voidness n. [ME f. OF
dial. voide, OF vuide, vuit, rel. to L vacare
VACATE: v.
partly f.
AVOID, partly f. OF voider]