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hollowness
hol·low H0241900 (hŏl′ō)adj. hol·low·er, hol·low·est 1. Having a cavity, gap, or space within: a hollow wall.2. Deeply indented or concave; sunken: "His bearded face already has a set, hollow look" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).3. Without substance or character: a hollow person. See Synonyms at vain.4. Devoid of truth or validity; specious: "Theirs is at best a hollow form of flattery" (Annalyn Swan).5. Having a reverberating, sepulchral sound: hollow footsteps.n.1. A cavity, gap, or space: a hollow behind a wall.2. An indented or concave surface or area.3. A void; an emptiness: a hollow in one's life.4. A small valley between hills or mountains.v. hol·lowed, hol·low·ing, hol·lows v.tr.1. To make hollow: hollow out a pumpkin.2. To scoop or form by making concave: hollow out a nest in the sand.v.intr. To become hollow or empty.
[Middle English holwe, holowe, from holgh, hole, burrow (influenced by hole, hollow), from Old English holh; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]
hol′low·ly adv.hol′low·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hollowness - the state of being hollow: having an empty space withinemptiness - the state of containing nothingsolidity - state of having the interior filled with matter | | 2. | hollowness - the property of having a sunken areaconcaveness, concavity - the property possessed by a concave shape | | 3. | hollowness - the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocriticalinsincerity, falsenesshypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really haveuntruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful |
hollownessnoun1. Total lack of ideas, meaning, or substance:barrenness, blankness, emptiness, inanity, vacancy, vacuity, vacuousness.2. A desolate sense of loss:blankness, desolation, emptiness, vacuum, void.Translationshollow (ˈholəu) adjective1. having an empty space in it. a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow. 中空的 中空的2. (of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow. a hollow voice. (聲音)空洞的，低沉有共鳴的 空洞的 noun1. something hollow. hollows in her cheeks. 凹陷 凹陷2. a small valley; a dip in the ground. You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow. 小山谷，地面凹陷 山谷ˈhollowness noun 空洞 空洞beat hollow to beat thoroughly at a game etc. The local team were beaten hollow by eight goals to one on Saturday. (比賽等)徹底打敗 把...完全打败hollow out to make hollow. They hollowed out a tree-trunk to make a boat. 挖空 挖空IdiomsSeehollowEncyclopediaSeeHollowhollowness
Synonyms for hollownessnoun total lack of ideas, meaning, or substanceSynonyms- barrenness
- blankness
- emptiness
- inanity
- vacancy
- vacuity
- vacuousness
noun a desolate sense of lossSynonyms- blankness
- desolation
- emptiness
- vacuum
- void
Synonyms for hollownessnoun the state of being hollow: having an empty space withinRelated WordsAntonymsnoun the property of having a sunken areaRelated Wordsnoun the quality of not being open or truthfulSynonymsRelated Words |