Definition of DEVOID

devoid

Adjective Satellite

  • completely wanting or lacking
    • "the sentence was devoid of meaning"

Adj

  • Completely without; having none of.

Verb

  • To empty out; to remove.

Adjective

  • Completely lacking in something.

Examples

  • His Words With Friends strategy was utterly devoid of offensive plays, focusing only on defense.
  • I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.
  • The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.

Origin / Etymology

From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).

Scrabble Score: 11

devoid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
devoid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
devoid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

devoid: valid Words With Friends Word