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va·can·cy

vacancy

pronunciation:
veI kn si
part of speech: noun
inflections: vacancies
definition 1: vacant condition or quality; emptiness.
synonyms:
emptiness, vacantness, vacuity, vacuous, void
antonyms:
fullness, occupancy
similar words:
bareness, hollowness, vacuum
definition 2: unfilled space, place, or position.
The hotel has a vacancy.Who will fill the vacancy when the boss retires?
synonyms:
emptiness, opening, space, void
similar words:
availability, gap, hollow
definition 3: lack of intelligent thought; blankness.
synonyms:
blankness, emptiness, vacuity, vacuousness
similar words:
deficiency, dullness, fatuity, inanity, stupidity