slovo | definícia |
vacant (mass) | vacant
- prázdny |
vacant (encz) | vacant,neobsazený Zdeněk Brož |
vacant (encz) | vacant,neobydlený Zdeněk Brož |
vacant (encz) | vacant,prázdný Pavel Machek; Giza |
vacant (encz) | vacant,volný |
Vacant (gcide) | Vacant \Va"cant\, a. [F., fr. L. vacans, -antis, p. pr. of
vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have
leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to
E. void. Cf. Evacuate, Void, a.]
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1. Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant
room.
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Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.
--Shak.
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Being of those virtues vacant. --Shak.
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There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
But has one vacant chair. --Longfellow.
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2. Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied;
disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.
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Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of
those . . . at leisure, and vacant from the affairs
of the world. --Dr. H. More.
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There was not a minute of the day which he left
vacant. --Bp. Fell.
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3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or
officer; unoccupied; as, a vacant throne; a vacant house;
a vacant apartment; a vacant parish.
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Special dignities which vacant lie
For thy best use and wearing. --Shak.
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4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or
reflection; as, a vacant mind.
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The duke had a pleasant and vacant face. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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When on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood. --Wordsworth.
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5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or
occupier; as, a vacant estate. --Bouvier.
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Vacant succession (Law), one that is claimed by no person,
or where all the heirs are unknown, or where all the known
heirs to it have renounced it. --Burrill.
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Syn: Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;
unincumbered; uncrowded; idle.
Usage: Vacant, Empty. A thing is empty when there is
nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an empty noddle.
Vacant adds the idea of having been previously filled,
or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant
seat at table; a vacant office; vacant hours. When we
speak of a vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the
absence of the intelligence naturally to be expected
there.
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vacant (wn) | vacant
adj 1: void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"
2: without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never
vacant" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
vacant (mass) | vacant
- prázdny |
vacant (encz) | vacant,neobsazený Zdeněk Brožvacant,neobydlený Zdeněk Brožvacant,prázdný Pavel Machek; Gizavacant,volný |
vacant lot (encz) | vacant lot, n: |
vacantly (encz) | vacantly,nepřítomně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Vacant succession (gcide) | Vacant \Va"cant\, a. [F., fr. L. vacans, -antis, p. pr. of
vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have
leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to
E. void. Cf. Evacuate, Void, a.]
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1. Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant
room.
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Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.
--Shak.
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Being of those virtues vacant. --Shak.
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There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
But has one vacant chair. --Longfellow.
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2. Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied;
disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.
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Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of
those . . . at leisure, and vacant from the affairs
of the world. --Dr. H. More.
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There was not a minute of the day which he left
vacant. --Bp. Fell.
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3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or
officer; unoccupied; as, a vacant throne; a vacant house;
a vacant apartment; a vacant parish.
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Special dignities which vacant lie
For thy best use and wearing. --Shak.
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4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or
reflection; as, a vacant mind.
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The duke had a pleasant and vacant face. --Sir H.
Wotton.
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When on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood. --Wordsworth.
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5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or
occupier; as, a vacant estate. --Bouvier.
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Vacant succession (Law), one that is claimed by no person,
or where all the heirs are unknown, or where all the known
heirs to it have renounced it. --Burrill.
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Syn: Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;
unincumbered; uncrowded; idle.
Usage: Vacant, Empty. A thing is empty when there is
nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an empty noddle.
Vacant adds the idea of having been previously filled,
or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant
seat at table; a vacant office; vacant hours. When we
speak of a vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the
absence of the intelligence naturally to be expected
there.
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Vacantly (gcide) | Vacantly \Va"cant*ly\, adv.
In a vacant manner; inanely.
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vacant (wn) | vacant
adj 1: void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"
2: without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never
vacant" |
vacant lot (wn) | vacant lot
n 1: a lot on which there are no permanent buildings [syn:
vacant lot, building site] |
vacantly (wn) | vacantly
adv 1: in a vacant manner; "she was staring vacantly into the
room" |
BONA VACANTIA (bouvier) | BONA VACANTIA. Goods to which no one claims a property, as, shipwrecks,
treasure trove, &c.; vacant goods.
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VACANT POSSESSION (bouvier) | VACANT POSSESSION, estates. An estate which has been abandoned by the
tenant; the abandonment must be complete in order to make the possession
vacant, and therefore if the tenant have goods on the premises, it will not
be so considered. 2 Chit. Rep. 17 7; 2 Str. 1064; Bull. N. P. 97; Comyn on
Landl. & Ten. 507, 517.
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VACANT SUCCESSION (bouvier) | VACANT SUCCESSION. An inheritance for which the heirs are unknown.
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VACANTIA (bouvier) | VACANTIA, BONA, civil law. Goods without an owner. Such goods escheat.
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