Define the word void

Recent Examples on the Web

For the first time in its 157-year history, the Grand National steeplechase is declared void because of a false start.


—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023




The appellate opinion authored by Judge Kathryn G. Graeff says the move by Baltimore prosecutors to dismiss Syed’s charges, which happened three days after Young Lee appealed, was legally void.


—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023




That moment, the liminal space between solid and void, no matter the walker’s age, is magical — but perhaps especially so when the walker is a septuagenarian.


—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023




The checks had an original void date of Aug. 8, according to court documents.


—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023




The information void is particularly frustrating to the creative community because in the digital era, platforms have the incredible ability to track viewership stats right down to individual users.


—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023




Volatile Rounds, which can be triggered on all three void 3.0 classes through grenade kills, but can be accessed all the time on Hunter through Gyrfalcon invisibility after a buff this season.


—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023




Now the sidewalks are clean and void of needles, trash and tinfoil.


—oregonlive, 1 Jan. 2023




The three-time Super Bowl champion was a fan favorite, and the departure of the 12-time captain and 13-year veteran is sure to leave a leadership void for the organization.


—Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023

Now, Howard will likely need to go to the portal to help fill the void left in the middle of the court.


—Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2023




Pitcher Hunter Brown has a good opportunity to establish himself and fill the void left by his idol Justin Verlander.


—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023




Rookie Shaedon Sharpe started in place of Simons and Trendon Watford filled the void left by Grant.


—Afentres, oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2023




Even though all of Silicon Valley Bank’s depositors are being made whole, its demise is expected to leave a void in the technology sector that may be difficult to fill.


—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023




As Johnson joyously pumped his fist into the air, his players mobbed Burcar near the free throw line, celebrating the player who led the way not just on Thursday, with her 19 points, but all season, helping fill the void left by Nez with a team-high 12.6 points per game.


—Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2023




The electric Aceman concept is expected to go into production to fill the void left by the Clubman, with the Countryman growing for its next generation.


—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 23 Feb. 2023




He’ll be expected to, at least temporarily, fill the void left by the departures of Kévin Cabral, who was traded to Colorado, and Samuel Grandsir, who left the team and returned to France for personal reasons.


—Staff Writer
Follow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023




Max had a fantastic game against Werder, and the former PSV Eindhoven wing-back might finally fill the void left by Filip Kostić, who joined Juventus last summer.


—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023

Hughes and his real estate company, Hughes Marino, were sued last year as part of the city’s effort to void lease-to-own contracts the city approved for the Civic Center Plaza in 2015 and a nearby high-rise at 101 Ash St.


—Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022




Of course, much bigger than Khan arrogating to herself the power to void contracts is her belief that government entities (including her FTC) must stand in the way of successful businesses expanding via acquisition.


—John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023




And despite disliking her work and most of her all-male colleagues, she’s forced to go to the office while her husband is missing because getting fired will void her visa and destroy any chance of obtaining a green card.


—Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2021




In a sweeping step earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that would void noncompete clauses and ban their use in future contracts.


—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023




That is, if state lawmakers again fail to pass bills that would void a contract with the city’s photo-enforcement company.


—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Mar. 2023




The shareholder has asked the court to void the pay deal, which gave Mr. Musk the right to acquire nearly $50 billion of Tesla stock.


—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023




Her lawsuit sought to void it, accusing Ronaldo and his representatives of conspiracy, defamation, breach of contract, coercion and fraud.


—Ken Ritter, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2023




The combination of Wood’s shot-creating skills as a big man and Hardaway’s midrange and 3-point shooting abilities, the Mavericks hope, will help fill the third-ball handler void the Mavericks haven’t filled since Brunson’s departure.


—Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2022


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What does the word void mean?

According to Merriam-Webster Unabridged English Dictionary and Cambridge Dictionary, the word void (pronounced vɔɪd) has a few separate meanings. This word can be used as a noun, adjective, or verb. As a noun, this word is used to refer to some large hole or empty space, such as a great void in space or huge desert voids without water. This can be used literally or figuratively. As an adjective, this word can describe something that is lacking in a particular quality, as well as meaning to be legally invalid. This thing would be “rendered void,” or legally nullified. Finally as a verb, the word void  is used to describe the action of legally nullifying something, or taking away its legal force. Try using this word of the day or other new words in a sentence today to describe a void space!

Many different languages also contain words that mean void in all three of its forms – noun, adjective, and verb. However, many of these languages do not use homonyms like the word void in English. You may notice that many of these words look the same or similar across languages. These cognates are often formed when two languages have the same origin or ancestral language, such as Latin or Greek. This list of translations for the word void is provided by Word Sense.

Void (n.) – an empty space

• Slovene: praznina‎ (fem.)
• Latin: praznina‎ (fem.)
• Czech: prázdnota‎ (fem.)
• Old English: ġelǣr‎
• Interlingua: vacuo‎
• German: Leere‎ (fem.)
• Hungarian: üresség‎, űr‎
• Italian: vacuo‎ (masc.), vuoto‎ (masc.)
• Finnish: tyhjiö‎
• Swedish: tomrum‎ (neut.)
• Norwegian: intet‎ (neut.), tomhet‎ (masc.), vakuum‎ (neut.), tomrom‎ (neut.)
• French: vide‎ (masc.), néant‎ (masc.)
• Spanish: vacío‎ (masc.)
• Polish: pustka‎ (fem.), próżnia‎ (fem.)
• Cyrillic: празнина‎ (fem.)
• Maori: hemanga‎
• Danish: tomrum‎ (neut.)
• Dutch: vacuüm‎, leegte‎
• Romanian: vid‎ (neut.)
• Russian: пустота́‎ (fem.)
• Indonesian: hampa‎
• Portuguese: vazio‎ (masc.), vácuo‎ (masc.)
• Catalan: buit‎ (masc.)

Void (v.) – to nullify

• Tagalog: waling-bisa‎
• Norwegian: annulere‎, gjøre ugyldig‎
• German: löschen‎, annullieren‎
• Russian: аннулировать‎ (impf)
• Italian: annullare‎, invalidare‎
• Finnish: mitätöidä‎
• Interlingua: annullar‎, invalidar‎
• Dutch: annuleren‎, ongeldig maken‎
• Portuguese: anular‎, invalidar‎
• Indonesian: membatalkan‎
• French: annuler‎, résilier‎, révoquer‎
• Spanish: anular‎, invalidar‎
• Swedish: annullera‎, upphäva‎

Void (adj.) – invalid

• Maori: mārua‎, manakore‎
• Hungarian: érvénytelen‎, semmis‎
• German: ungültig‎, nichtig‎
• Norwegian: ugyldig‎
• Romanian: nul‎
• Dutch: ongeldig‎, nietig‎
• Italian: nullo‎, non valido‎
• Indonesian: batal‎
• Russian: недействительный‎ (masc.)
• Portuguese: nulo‎ (masc.), inválido‎ (masc.)
• Interlingua: nulle‎, invalide‎
• Thai: โมฆะ‎
• Polish: nieważny‎ (masc.)
• Finnish: mitätön‎, pätemätön‎, mitätöity‎
• Tagalog: walang-bisa‎
• Spanish: nulo‎ (masc.), inválido‎ (masc.)
• French: nul‎

How can the word void be used in a sentence?

The word void can be used as a noun, adjective or verb. In this first example, void is used figuratively as a noun:

Kellan felt a void in his heart after his wife left him.

Next, void is used as an adjective both in the legal and non-legal senses:

After their marriage was declared void, their family home was void of any love.

Finally, the word void is used as a verb:

The judge decided to void their marriage certificate. 

What are synonyms for the word void?

Since the word void can be used as a noun, adjective or verb, this means that the word will have three separate sets of synonyms. Synonyms are words and phrases that mean the same thing as another word or phrase. It is useful to know synonyms for a word like void that can have multiple meanings because it could clarify what you mean when you are talking to someone. Additionally, synonyms are useful for expanding your vocabulary and avoiding repeating the same word over and over again. This list of synonyms for the word void is provided by Thesaurus. 

Void (n.) – an empty space

• space
• gap
• vacuum
• nihility
• nullity
• blankness
• vacuity
• hole
• opening
• hollow
• lack
• nothingness
• cavity
• blank

Void (v.) – to nullify

• discharge
• abrogate
• annul
• take out
• drop
• cut
• invalidate
• sanitize
• gut
• vacate
• launder
• blue pencil
• dissolve
• black out
• declare null and void
• rescind
• trim
• abnegate
• bleep
• sterilize

Void (adj.) – invalid

• not viable
• vain
• null
• null and void
• unfruitful
• ineffective
• voided
• fruitless
• sterile
• worthless
• dead
• bad
• unsanctioned
• negated
• unsuccessful
• set aside
• unenforceable
• nugatory
• inoperative
• unconfirmed
• unratified
• invalid
• avoided
• forceless
• ineffectual
• useless

What is the origin of the word void?

According to Etymonline, the word void has been used to mean unoccupied or vacant since the year 1300. This comes from the Anglo-French and Old French voide or viude meaning empty or hollow. This French word was also used as a noun. This comes from the Latin vocivos meaning unoccupied or vacant, which is related to the Latin vacare, meaning to be empty. These Latin words come from the Proto-Indo-=European root wak, meaning to leave or abandon. Void has been used to mean lacking or wanting since the early 15th century, as to mean legally invalid since the mid-15th century. The word void has been used as a noun since the 1610s to refer to an empty space or gap, and to mean absolute emptiness or a vacuum since the year 1727. The word void has been used as a verb meaning to clear out since the year 1300, and meaning to eliminate legal validity or to nullify since the early 14th century. Related words include voided, voiding, voidness, voider, and voidable. 

Overall, the word void can be used as a noun, adjective or verb in the English language. As a noun, this refers to some empty space or vacuum. As an adjective, this can describe something that is legally invalid or devoid of a particular quality. As a verb, the word is used to refer to the action of legally nullifying something.

Sources:

1. https://www.wordsense.eu/void/
2. https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/void
3. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/void#:~:text=Definition%20of%20void%20(Entry%202,feeling%20of%20want%20or%20hollowness
4. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/void
5. https://www.etymonline.com/word/void

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Mark glowered down at her, his expression void of either regret or concern. ❋ Kelly Creagh (2010)

Paris, afterwards, by the same duke of Mayenne, devolve any right on him, in prejudice of king Henry IV.; though those pretended states declared his title void, on the account of his religion; because those estates could neither be called nor holden, but by, and under the authority of, the lawful king. ❋ John Dryden (1665)

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as in [simons] head is like a [voidmeaning] all [three] at once ❋ Jarren (2003)

[Mia]: what’s up [hun]?
[Julie] :I have a feeling a void and I can’t seem to full it. ❋ … Zjdbckdnznsjd (2019)

[not even] an [echo] in [the void] ❋ Reformedpug (2016)

That [truck] has two [blown] [tyres], must have a void in it. ❋ Bill The Bunyip (2014)

yeah [the void] that got [hit by a truck] yesterday [won’t be] missed ❋ Targetface (2003)

void [start] ()
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[print] «Initialized [Code].»
} ❋ ManMan36 (2016)

«Dude I got my [void] [range] set today ^.^»
«Dude, i [downed] like, 5 voids today»
«OMFGWTFBBQAOL SAD [VOID] [email protected]!!» ❋ Rav3rz_r0idz (2010)

❋ Clock Crew (2003)

A dumb jock went to the mail and opened up his mailbox. On his application to Harvard, it said void all over it because his [I.Q]. is lower than [the Hindenburg] and there was a football crammed inside [the envelope]. When he opened it up he shouted, «YAAAAY! I GOT THE VOID!» ❋ Mark Simpson (2006)

«[Dude], [the raven] [ate] my void [dude]» ❋ FloofiWan (2018)