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# devoid

«devoid» in Mova's school dictionary: **completely without it; having none of it at all** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (devoid of something)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Devoid of something means completely without it; having none of it at all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/#m1)

2) (formal) Used to say a place, person or thing lacks a quality, such as «devoid of life» or «devoid of humour». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A fairly formal word used in science and descriptive writing: deserts «devoid of water», space «devoid of air», a speech «devoid of meaning». It tells the reader that something is fully missing, not just a little.

### examples

- The Moon is devoid of liquid water on its surface. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/#x1)
- The room was devoid of furniture after we moved out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/#x2)
- His voice was devoid of any feeling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/#x3)
- The desert seemed devoid of life, but many animals hid under the sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/#x4)
- The story was devoid of surprises. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/#x5)
- The fridge was devoid of food except for one egg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/#x6)

### note

Always used with «of»: devoid of something. It is not used before a noun («a devoid room» is wrong). Everyday words: «without», «empty of», «with no». In maths terms devoid means the amount is zero.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «devoid» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/devoid/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.