void

/vɔid/
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void

The contract was declared null and void.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Containing nothing; empty: Completely lacking contents or inhabitants.
    • Lacking something; devoid: Entirely without a particular quality or element.
    • Having no legal force; invalid: Nullified and without binding power in law.

  2. Noun:

    • A completely empty space: A vast, unfilled area or gap.
    • An emptiness or absence: A feeling of loss or an unfilled space, especially an emotional one.
    • The state of nothingness: Non-existence or a vacuum.

  3. Verb:

    • To make legally invalid; to nullify: To declare that something has no legal force or effect.
    • To empty out; to clear: To remove contents or occupants from a space.
    • To discharge or excrete from the body: (Medical/formal) To evacuate waste.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The contract was declared void. (The agreement was made legally invalid.)
    • His words were void of meaning. (His speech completely lacked meaning.)
    • They stared into the void expanse of space. (They looked into the empty vastness of space.)

  • Noun:

    • The loss of her friend left a void in her life. (Her friend's death created an emotional emptiness.)
    • The rocket vanished into the void. (The rocket disappeared into empty space.)
    • He tried to fill the void with work. (He attempted to occupy the emptiness with his job.)

  • Verb:

    • The court voided the agreement. (The court nullified the contract.)
    • Please void the contents of the bottle. (Please empty the bottle.)
    • The building was voided before the storm. (The building was cleared of people.)
Advanced Usage
  • "null and void": A legal phrase meaning completely invalid and without any force.
    • The judge ruled the old law null and void.
  • "void of": Entirely lacking a specific quality.
    • A statement void of logic is hard to defend.
  • To "feel a void": To experience a sense of emptiness or loss.
    • After retiring, he felt a void where his purpose used to be.
Variants and Related Words
  • Voidable (adj): Capable of being declared invalid.
    • The clause was voidable under certain conditions.
  • Voidance (n): The act of voiding or state of being voided.
    • The voidance of the treaty caused diplomatic tension.
  • Devoid (adj): Completely lacking; a close synonym often used as "devoid of."
    • The landscape was devoid of trees.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Empty, vacant, invalid, null, devoid, bare.
  • Noun: Vacuum, emptiness, nothingness, blankness, gap.
  • Verb: Nullify, invalidate, annul, cancel, empty, evacuate.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Void" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly or with prepositions like "void of.")

Related Idioms
  • To fill a void: To provide something that is missing or needed.
    • The new community center helped fill a void in the neighborhood.
  • A yawning void: A very large and profound emptiness (often emotional or spatial).
    • The departure of the team's leader created a yawning void.
void

The contract was declared null and void.

Adjective
  1. containing nothing
    • the earth was without form, and void
  2. lacking any legal or binding force
    • null and void
Noun
  1. an empty area or space
    • the huge desert voids
    • the emptiness of outer space
    • without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
  2. the state of nonexistence
Verb
  1. excrete or discharge from the body
  2. take away the legal force of or render ineffective
    • invalidate a contract
  3. 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
  4. declare invalid
    • The contract was annulled
    • void a plea

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