lacuna

Meaning

  1. A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
  2. A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
  3. A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
  4. A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
  5. (figuratively) A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
  6. A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.

Synonyms

blank
B2
gap
C1
caisson
hiatus
36k
hole
B1
🕳️
coffer
slot
C1
space
A2
opening
B1
mouth
A2
fault
A2
fenestra
foramen
hollow
C1
interstice
interval
C2
lacunae
loophole
20k
omission
32k
outlet
C2
perforation
rent
B1
split
B1
vacancy
C2
vacuity
vacuum
C1
vent
C1
vista
C2
way out

lexical gap

rima

missing passage

space character

aperture
40k

place of indeterminacy

breach
C1
cavity
C2
chink
22k
clear
A1
cranny
37k
crevice
35k
deficiency
21k
deficit
C2
deletion
Translations

lacune
laguna
Lücke
lacuna
lacuna
eksiklik
aralık
vacío
blanco
Hohlraum
hueco

Lakune

Leerzeichen

κενό

Regelungslücke

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ləˈk(j)uː.nə/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lacūna (“a ditch, pit; a hollow, cavity; a gap, defect”). Doublet of lacune and lagoon.

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