vacancy

/ˈveɪkənsi/ · noun

Meaning

An unoccupied position or job.
An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
Empty space.
A blank mind, unoccupied with thought.
Lack of intelligence or understanding.
A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

Etymology / origin

From Late Latin vacantia. Doublet of vacance.

vacantia(la-lat)→
vacancy (English)
Relations: bor

Related words

vacantia(la-lat)vakanssi(Finnish)

Descendant words

vakanssi(Finnish) (cog)

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