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vacantly

/ˈveɪkəntli/ adv

In a vacant manner; inanely or foolishly.

Word Origin From Latin vacare 'to be empty' — so vacantly means 'in an empty manner', like staring without thought. The same root gives us vacation (time free from work), vacate (to make empty), and evacuate (to empty out). The PIE root *h₁wā- 'to leave, abandon' also gives us 'void' and 'vain'. The idea of emptiness runs through all these words.

adv In a vacant manner; inanely or foolishly.

He stared vacantly out the window during the entire meeting.

(副词) 茫然地；发呆地；心不在焉地

整个会议期间他都茫然地望着窗外。

(adverbio) con la mirada perdida; distraídamente; estúpidamente; con aire ausente; como un pasmarote [De manera vacía o inexpresiva; con ausencia mental.]

Se quedó mirando por la ventana con la mirada perdida durante toda la reunión.

(adverbe) d'un air absent; d'un air vague; distraitement; l'air ailleurs; bêatement [D'un air absent ou vague.]

Il regardait dans le vide par la fenêtre pendant toute la réunion.

(Adverb) leer; abwesend; geistesabwesend [**geistesabwesend** *Adverb* – Auf eine leere, gedankenlose oder törichte Weise.]

Er starrte während der ganzen Besprechung **geistesabwesend** aus dem Fenster.

(副詞) ぼんやりと、虚ろに、何を考えているか分からない様子で。

彼はその会議の間ずっと、ぼんやりと窓の外を眺めていた。

(advérbio) com ar vago; vagamente; distraidamente; alheiamente [De maneira vaga; insensatamente ou tolamente.]

Ele ficou olhando vagamente pela janela durante toda a reunião.

Synonyms: blankly emptily dully stupidly inanely absentmindedly vacuously Antonyms: alertly intelligently sharply attentively
Word parts: vacant + ly

Related words

vacancy vacate vacation vacuous vacuity evacuate evacuation

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