WordNet
adj. completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" [syn: barren of(p), destitute of(p), devoid of(p), empty of(p), innocent of(p), void of(p)]
Usage examples of "devoid of".
Do your bonecasters also believe that power begins as a thing devoid of shape, and thus beyond control?
The low hills to the south seemed devoid of life, revealing naught but the worn tracks left behind by Septarch Kulpath's besieging army.
Her lips, devoid of fur, were very close to his as she stretched upward on tiptoes to bring them nearer to his own.
It remained the same, level modulation devoid of all irritating factors but, as Hagen was about to nod, he felt the impact of the deep-set eyes.
It seemed to be absolutely devoid of light, and, as often happens, its darkness was mysterious to me, for I wondered what lay hidden in it, and my curiosity got the better of my common sense.
Jelal looked wildly around, but though some of the spectators were nodding in agreement, Andoris's face remained as devoid of expression as his mask.
I am not yet saying, that if the earth and stones are similar to our bones and nails, they are in like manner devoid of intelligence, as they are devoid of sensation.