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Definition of devoid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

devoid

adjective
 
/dɪˈvɔɪd/
 
/dɪˈvɔɪd/
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  1. devoid of something completely without something
    • The letter was devoid of warmth and feeling.
    • The land is almost devoid of vegetation.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • quite
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: past participle of obsolete devoid ‘cast out’, from Old French devoidier.
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