/ Dictionary / Index V vacancy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: va•can•cy Pronunciation: (vā'kun-sē), [key] — pl. -cies. the state of being vacant; emptiness. a vacant, empty, or unoccupied place, as untenanted lodgings or offices: This building still has no vacancies. a gap; opening; breach. an unoccupied position or office: a vacancy on the Supreme Court. lack of thought or intelligence; vacuity: a look of utter vacancy. (in a crystal) an imperfection resulting from an unoccupied lattice position. Cf.(def. 3). absence of activity; idleness. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: vacancy (Thesaurus) vac vacant Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language