void
void Lexical Profile
void Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Not valid or legally binding; having no legal force or effect.
"The judge declared the marriage contract null and void because it had been signed under duress."
Completely empty; containing nothing or lacking a specified quality or element (usually followed by 'of').
"His monotone delivery was completely void of emotion, making it difficult for the audience to stay engaged."
• noun
A completely empty space, gap, or expanse lacking matter.
"The astronomer gazed into the dark void of interstellar space through the observatory telescope."
A feeling of profound emptiness, loss, or deprivation left by the absence of someone or something.
"Retiring after forty years of teaching left a sudden void in her daily routine."
• verb
To declare or make something legally invalid or no longer enforceable.
"The accountant had to void the check after noticing a spelling error in the recipient's name."
To discharge or drain away waste matter, liquid, or contents from a container or the body (used especially in medical or technical contexts).
"The nurse recorded whether the patient was able to void normally following the surgery."
Word Nuance & Usage
In legal contexts, a contract that is 'void' has no legal force from the moment it is created, whereas a 'voidable' contract remains valid and enforceable until one of the parties formally chooses to cancel it.
• Rhymes for void
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French voide ('empty, unoccupied'), which descended from Vulgar Latin vocitus, ultimately related to Classical Latin vacare ('to be empty').