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DEVOID
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Completely wanting or lacking
Example:
the sentence was devoid of meaning
Synonyms:
barren; destitute; devoid; free; innocent
Classified under:
Similar:
nonexistent (not having existence or being or actuality)
Context examples:
Dextromethorphan exhibits antitussive activity and is devoid of analgesic or addictive property.
(Dextromethorphan, NCI Thesaurus)
Instead, the findings suggest a planet devoid of a massive atmosphere, and possibly hint at a lava world where the lava would become hardened on the night side and unable to transport heat.
(Spitzer Maps Climate Patterns on a Super-Earth, NASA)
A selective beta-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist with antihypertensive activity and devoid of intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.
(Bisoprolol, NCI Thesaurus)
“That fellow will rise from crime to crime until he does something very bad, and ends on a gallows. The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A NASA-led team has found evidence that the oversized planet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water.
(WASP-18b Has Smothering Stratosphere Without Water, NASA)
The rugged eloquence with which he spoke, was not devoid of all effect.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
“The case is not entirely devoid of interest. Had anyone visited you in your room after the papers came to you?”
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The face which she turned towards us was of the strangest livid tint, and the features were absolutely devoid of any expression.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
All of us have a small area devoid of blood vessels in the center of our retinas that is responsible for our most precise vision.
(Predicting Alzheimer's Disease May Be Possible Using Eye Exam, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
No plume or nobloy fluttered from his plain tilting salade, and even his lance was devoid of the customary banderole.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
