: being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
—used with of
an argument devoid of sense
a landscape devoid of life
Examples of devoid in a Sentence
the so-called comedy is totally devoid of intelligence, originality, and even laughs
the picnic jug was completely devoid of juice after only a few minutes
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The vacuum of space, devoid of any material entity, is enough to account for the propagation of objects and gravitation and electromagnetic signals all on its own.
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Big Think, 7 May 2026
For McQuoid, that appears to mean making a film devoid of color, shooting the incoherent fight sequences against murky backdrops, and treating the origin story of secondary protagonist Kitana (Adeline Rudolph) with the solemnity of a biblical reading.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Instead of rostering their top prospect, a power-hitting lefty first baseman, San Francisco opted for a squad completely devoid of a lefty bench bat, a true first baseman and power.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Across certain corners of the internet, the complexity of WNBA games is condensed into highlights, bite-sized and devoid of context.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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Big Think, 7 May 2026
For McQuoid, that appears to mean making a film devoid of color, shooting the incoherent fight sequences against murky backdrops, and treating the origin story of secondary protagonist Kitana (Adeline Rudolph) with the solemnity of a biblical reading.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Instead of rostering their top prospect, a power-hitting lefty first baseman, San Francisco opted for a squad completely devoid of a lefty bench bat, a true first baseman and power.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Across certain corners of the internet, the complexity of WNBA games is condensed into highlights, bite-sized and devoid of context.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for devoid
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“Devoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devoid. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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devoid
adjective
de·void
di-ˈvȯid 
: not having a usual or expected quality
a book devoid of interest
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