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As an adjective, void means containing nothing. As a noun, it means an empty space.
Meanings of void
24 meaningsadjective
Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
Being without; destitute; devoid.
Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.
“null and void”
Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
computingprogrammingof a functionmethodThat does not return a value; a procedure.
noun
An empty space; a vacuum.
“Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go.”
astronomyAn extended region of space containing no galaxies.
materials scienceA collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.
fluid mechanicsA pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.
constructionAn empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.
internethumorousA black cat.
“My little void is so sweet sometimes.”
An empty place; A location that has nothing useful.
The state of nonexistence
Similar: nothingness, nullity, nihility
Older and rare meanings (1)
now rarehistoricalA voidee.
verb
To make invalid or worthless.
“He voided the check and returned it.”
medicineTo empty.
“void one’s bowels”
To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
“to void excrement”
Clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something
“The chemist voided the glass bottle”
“The concert hall was voided of the audience”
Take away the legal force of or render ineffective
“invalidate a contract”
Similar: invalidate, vitiate
Older and rare meanings (2)
obsoleteTo withdraw, depart.
obsoleteTo remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.
“to void a table”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).