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void Definition

void (vo̵id)

adjective

  1. not occupied; vacant: said of benefices, offices, etc.
    1. holding or containing nothing
    2. devoid or destitute (of) void of sense
  3. having no effect or result; ineffective; useless
  4. Card Games holding no cards in a suit as dealt to the hand to be void in clubs
  5. Law
    1. of no legal force; not binding; invalid; null
    2. loosely capable of being nullified

Etymology: ME voide < OFr vuide < VL *vocitus, for L vocivus, var. of vacivus < vacare, to be empty

noun

  1. total emptiness; an empty space or vacuum
    1. total absence of something normally present
    2. a feeling of emptiness or deprivation the void left by his death
  3. a break or open space, as in a surface; gap
  4. Card Games the absence, from a player's hand as dealt, of any cards in a certain suit a void in clubs

transitive verb

  1. Now Rare
    1. to make empty; clear
    2. to vacate
    1. to empty (the contents of something)
    2. to evacuate, or discharge (urine or feces)
  3. to make void, or of no effect; nullify; annul

Etymology: ME voiden < MFr vuidier < vuide, adj.

intransitive verb

to defecate or, esp., to urinate

void Related Forms

void′·able adjective void′er noun

void Synonyms

void

modif.

  1. Without force or effect

    barren, sterile, fruitless, meaningless, useless, invalid, vain, voided, unconfirmed, unratified, null and void, worthless, unsanctioned, set aside, avoided, forceless, unenforceable, voted out, ineffectual, ineffective, voidable.

    Antonyms valid*, in force, used. *

  2. Empty

    unfilled, abandoned, unoccupied; see empty 1, vacant 2. See syn. study at empty.

void Law Definition

n

Of no legal effect; empty; unenforceable; those provisions having no effect whatsoever.

void Usage Examples

Object

  • warranty: Any attempt to physically alter the heat tape will void the warranty.
  • urine: The term bacteriuria is used to define the presence of bacteria in freshly voided urine.

Converse of object

  • fill: They're just trying to fill a void in their lives.
  • declare: A patent on the design by Otto had been declared void.
  • gape: The full list is much longer and, at first sight, quite comprehensive until you realize a giant, black, gaping void.
  • render: Without a signature then the policy will be rendered void.
  • ventilate: My preference would be to have a suspended timber floor with a ventilated void beneath.

Adjective modifier

  • formless: Various consequences follow, leading to earth again becoming a formless void and darkness.
  • public: Since: 1.3 remove public void remove ( int i ) Removes one of the children at the given position.
  • huge: Huge void in whether to remain giant customers such.

Modifies a noun

  • b[: Overrides: write in class OutputStream write public void write(byte b[ ] ) throws IOException Writes an array of bytes.
  • reset: IOException - if there are IO problems reading the configuration. reset public void reset ( ) throws SecurityException Reset the logging configuration.
  • addpropertychangelistener: Method Summary void addPropertyChangeListener ( PropertyChangeListener listener ) Register a listener for the PropertyChange event.
  • seterrorhandler: This function can behave asynchronously if executed using an asynchronous connection. void setErrorHandler ( RWDBStatus::ErrorHandler handler ); Inherited from RWDBSelectorBase.
  • ratio: The result of creep is a change in volume ( also water content and void ratio ).
  • setvalue: Method Detail setValue public void setValue ( Object value ) Set ( or change ) the object that is to be edited.

Noun used with modifier

  • const: It is declared as void * ( const void * for msgsnd( ) ) with glibc 2.2, following the SUSv2.
  • roof: Double glazed window and ceiling hatch to large roof void above.
  • ceiling: Easily removed with the tile, they allow access to the ceiling void.
  • summary: Method Summary void append ( View v ) Appends a single child view.