vacantness
- noun
- /ˈveɪkəntnəs/
:
vacío
- Her expression was one of deep vacantness.
Examples
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The actor portrayed the character's vacantness with a blank expression and slow movements.
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His vacantness during the meeting made it clear he was not paying attention.
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There was a strange vacantness in her eyes as she stared out the window.
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What a strange vacantness!
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He stared into space with a look of vacantness on his face, as if lost in thought.
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The teacher noticed a troubling vacantness in the student's eyes during the lesson.
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Her expression was one of vacantness, showing no sign of understanding the situation.
Synonyms
182
6.5
A very empty space or feeling that is hard to fill
58
5.3
A feeling that life has no meaning
32
7.2
A state with no people or things in it
5
4.6
A lack of feeling or interest in things often after long stress
4
4.3
A feeling of emptiness with no thoughts or emotion
2
7.3
A lack of thought or care in what someone does
2
7.1
An empty feeling inside a person or their words
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5.3
A state of no life or energy that makes a person feel empty
1
8.8
A lack of emotion or visible reaction
1
5.4
A lack of life, energy, or movement
1
8.5
A lack of visible feeling or reaction
1
9.2
A state of being empty of meaning and thought
No feeling shown on a person's face, voice, or actions
A lack of visible emotion
Not showing feeling or reaction to events
A calm state of mind without active attention or effort to decide
An empty space with nothing inside
A feeling of emptiness after something important ends
Lack of energy and life in a speech or performance
Antonyms
How Expressionless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word vacantness comes from vacant, which comes from the Latin vacare meaning 'to be empty'. So a person's vacantness is like an 'empty' mind or face, which helps explain a blank look or lack of thought.