Origin of void
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English
voide < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin
*vocīta, feminine of
*vocītus, dissimilated variant of Latin
vocīvus, itself variant of
vac(ī)vus empty; see
vacuum; (v.) Middle English
voiden < Anglo-French
voider, Old French < Vulgar Latin
*vocītāre, derivative of
*vocītus; (noun) derivative of the adj.
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British Dictionary definitions for void
void
/ (vɔɪd) /
adjective
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of void
voider, noun voidness, nounWord Origin for void
C13: from Old French
vuide, from Vulgar Latin
vocītus (unattested), from Latin
vacuus empty, from
vacāre to be empty
Medical definitions for void
void
[ void ]
v.
To excrete body wastes.
adj.
Containing no matter; empty.
Idioms and Phrases with void
void
see null and void.