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A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.
Liberty Hyde Bailey

Meaning of "devoid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEVOID

Originally past participle of devoid ( vb) to remove, from Old French devoidier, from de-de- + voider to void.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEVOID

devoid  [dɪˈvɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEVOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Devoid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEVOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of devoid in the English dictionary

The definition of devoid in the dictionary is foll by of destitute or void ; free.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEVOID


android
ˈændrɔɪd
annoyed
əˈnɔɪd
avoid
əˈvɔɪd
Boyd
bɔɪd
confervoid
kənˈfɜːvɔɪd
factoid
ˈfæktɔɪd
Freud
frɔɪd
humanoid
ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd
Lloyd
lɔɪd
naevoid
ˈniːvɔɪd
nevoid
ˈniːvɔɪd
obovoid
ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd
ovoid
ˈəʊvɔɪd
paranoid
ˈpærəˌnɔɪd
Polaroid
ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd
steroid
ˈstɪərɔɪd
thyroid
ˈθaɪrɔɪd
unconvoyed
ʌnˈkɒnvɔɪd
unemployed
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd
void
vɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEVOID

devo
devo max
devocalise
devocalize
devoice
devoiced
devoicing
devoir
devoirs
devolution
devolutionary
devolutionist
devolve
devolvement
devon

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEVOID

amyloid
asteroid
benzenoid
celluloid
colloid
corticosteroid
dermoid
erythroid
hyperthyroid
lymphoid
mucoid
myeloid
opioid
pemphigoid
rheumatoid
rhomboid
sinusoid
solenoid
trapezoid
typhoid

Synonyms and antonyms of devoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEVOID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «devoid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of devoid

Translation of «devoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVOID

Find out the translation of devoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of devoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «devoid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

全无的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carente
570 millions of speakers

English

devoid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विहीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лишена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desprovido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্জিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépourvu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

欠いている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~이 결여된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boten
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏதுமில்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिकामा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yoksun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

privo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozbawiony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

позбавлена
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στερείται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beroof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

devoid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blottet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of devoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVOID»

The term «devoid» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVOID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «devoid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «devoid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about devoid

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEVOID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word devoid.
1
Felix Adler
The exercises of our meeting are to be simple and devoid of all ceremonial and formalism.
2
Avicenna
As to the mental essence, we find it in infants devoid of every mental form.
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Liberty Hyde Bailey
A person cannot love a plant after he has pruned it, then he has either done a poor job or is devoid of emotion.
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E. F. Benson
Taste is one of the five senses, and the man who tells us with priggish pride that he does not care what he eats is merely boasting of his sad deficiency: he might as well be proud of being deaf or blind, or, owing to a perpetual cold in the head, of being devoid of the sense of smell.
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Dan Deacon
I just wanted to make a record that wasn't escapism. Like, I didn't want to write another record that was devoid of meaningful content.
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Henry Giroux
Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and one that supports the institutions necessary for democracy.
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Jim Harrison
Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid of angels.
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Helen Hayes
Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness.
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John Hockenberry
An object imbued with intent - it has power, it's treasure, we're drawn to it. An object devoid of intent - it's random, it's imitative, it repels us. It's like a piece of junk mail to be thrown away.
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Mary Karr
People who didn't live pre-Internet can't grasp how devoid of ideas life in my hometown was. The only bookstores sold Bibles the size of coffee tables and dashboard Virgin Marys that glowed in the dark.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVOID»

Discover the use of devoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to devoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
DeVoid Of Life
Following the discovery of a mysterious hidden planet in our solar system, a series of horrible deaths occur at an isolated observatory leading investigators to an alien plot that threatens all life on Earth by a guard of unstoppable ...
‎2008
2
MECHANISM OF RESISTANCE TO VIDARABINE BY A MAMMALIAN CELL ...
cytotoxic and antiviral effects of the drug.
NAMAT BASHIR KATLAMA, 1984
3
A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy
The Ultimate Truth is that these illusory existences are [already] devoid of a selfdetermining essence [i.e., “empty”]. 3 The Conventional Truth is that all that exists is illusory. The Ultimate Truth is that these illusory existences are at once both ...
Steven M. Emmanuel, 2013
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Ethical Questions: East and West
2.6. Human. Nature. Mencius. BOOK II— PART A 6. Mencius said, "No man is devoid of a heart sensitive to the suffering of others. Such a sensitive heart was possessed by the Former Kings and this manifested itself in compassionate ...
Bina Gupta, 2002
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Philosophical Questions: East and West
HOOK 2 - PART A 6. Mendus said, "No man is devoid of a heart sensitive to the suffering of others. Such a sensitive heart was possessed by the Former Kings and this manifested itself in compassionate government. With such a sensitive heart ...
Bina Gupta, Jitendranath Mohanty, 2000
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The Discourse on the Root of Existence: The Mūlapariyāya ...
Or else, without distinction, whoever is an arahat, by fully understanding the suffering in change (viparióámadukkha), becomes devoid of lust through the destruction of lust; by fully understanding the suffering in painful feeling ( dukkhadukkha), ...
‎1992
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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
sures, not devoid of desire, affection, thirst, passion, and crav— ing for them. When a bhikkhu is not devoid of lust for sensual pleasures, not devoid of desire, affection, thirst, passion, and craving for them, his mind does not incline to ardor,  ...
‎2012
8
Novels
Devoid of parents, devoid of relations, devoid of flocks and herds, devoid of gold and silver, and of precious stones. Now, my friends, why do I say he is devoid of these possessions ? Why ? Why is he ? " Mr. Chadband states the question as if  ...
Charles Dickens, 1870
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The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Bleak House
Devoid of parents, devoid of relations, devoid of flocks and herds, devoid of gold and silver, and of precious stones. Now, my friends, why do I say he is devoid of these possessions? Why? Why is he? " Mr. Chadband states the question as if ...
Charles Dickens, 2009
10
The Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra
own defining characteristics, dependent, or "other-powered," and imputed, or " totally imaginary" phenomena constitute the conventional level and are devoid of a self-nature. They arise dependently on unawareness as the first of the twelve ...
Dalai Lama, Alexander Berzin, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term devoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Joe Root rides his luck to spark England recovery against Australia …
Local knowledge had suggested that county pitches had been slow this season and this, devoid of grass, looks to be no exception. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Men Delivering Babies: The End of a Two-Century Fad
He was completely devoid of warmth and would only talk to me while examining my body, launching into that “set you at ease so we can both ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
3
Can Russia Learn Lessons From Greece? (Op-Ed) | Opinion | The …
By acting as a friendly participant in negotiations over Greece, Moscow can restart a positive working dialogue with Europeans that is devoid of ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
4
What the Pan Am Games are all about - Yahoo Canada Sports
Team USA is sending a men's team devoid of NBAers, which means the tourney will be much more competitive than the usual coronation that ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jul 15»
5
George Osborne's world view: a smaller state that intervenes more …
The claim that welfare payments allow employers to pay lower wages is a nonsense devoid of any empirical evidence. Mr Osborne is right to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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'SNL' Guitarist Jared Scharff Adds "Unnecessary Shredding" to …
In it, Scharff adds lots and lots of tasteful shredding to songs that are devoid of shredding—if not devoid of guitars, period. In his latest video, ... «Guitar World Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Psyops, Mind Games, And Madmen
... and Lithuania's independence "had no legal prospects" and was "devoid of common sense," he was on television insisting he was right. «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jul 15»
8
Not the time for tunnel vision - The Brampton Guardian
Do they want a core devoid of major retail, hotels, a convention centre, a possible university, art galleries, etc.? Do they want one controlled by ... «Brampton Guardian, Jul 15»
9
John Doyle: True Detective and the public's problem with pessimism …
... plunge into the depths of man's brutality against man,” “woefully devoid of humour” and “even the pretentiousness seems turned up a notch, ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Southampton to ease Spurs transfer blow with experienced Prem ace
... and could be tempted by the chance to play in the Europa League with the South Coast club after a spell devoid of highlights at Villa Park. «FootballFanCast.com, Jul 15»

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