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Devoid vs Void vs Destitute

Devoid, void, destitute are comparable when they are followed by of and mean showing entire want or lack.

Devoid stresses the absence or the nonpossession of a particular quality, character,*or tendency.

Void (see also EMPTY 1) usually implies freedom from the slightest trace, vestige, tinge, or taint of something.

Destitute stresses deprivation or privation; it therefore is seldom used with reference to what is evil or undesirable.