devoid

«devoid» in Mova's school dictionary: completely without it; having none of it at all — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (devoid of something)

meaning for a pupil

1) Devoid of something means completely without it; having none of it at all. tree →

2) (formal) Used to say a place, person or thing lacks a quality, such as «devoid of life» or «devoid of humour». tree →

sense in the lessons

A fairly formal word used in science and descriptive writing: deserts «devoid of water», space «devoid of air», a speech «devoid of meaning». It tells the reader that something is fully missing, not just a little.

examples

• The Moon is devoid of liquid water on its surface. tree →
• The room was devoid of furniture after we moved out. tree →
• His voice was devoid of any feeling. tree →
• The desert seemed devoid of life, but many animals hid under the sand. tree →
• The story was devoid of surprises. tree →
• The fridge was devoid of food except for one egg. tree →

note

Always used with «of»: devoid of something. It is not used before a noun («a devoid room» is wrong). Everyday words: «without», «empty of», «with no». In maths terms devoid means the amount is zero.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «devoid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.