hollow — adj empty, *vain, nugatory, otiose, idle Ana & Contrasted words: see those at EMPTY adj 2 hollow n cavity, *hole, pocket, void, vacuum Analogous words: excavation, digging (see corresponding verbs at DIG): * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hollow — {{11}}hollow (adj.) c.1200, from O.E. holh (n.) hollow place, hole, from P.Gmc. *hul , from PIE *kel to cover, conceal (see CELL (Cf. cell)). The figurative sense of insincere is attested from 1520s. Related: Hollowly; hollowness. To carry it… … Etymology dictionary
hollow — hol·low || hÉ‘ləʊ / hÉ’l n. hole, cavity; sunken area; small valley v. excavate, dig out, make hollow adj. empty, having nothing inside; bowl shaped, concave; worthless, meaningless … English contemporary dictionary
hollow — adj., n., v., & adv. adj. 1 a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a depression; sunken (hollow cheeks). 2 (of a sound) echoing, as though made in or on a hollow container. 3 empty; hungry. 4 without significance;… … Useful english dictionary
hollow — [häl′ō] adj. [ME holwe < OE holh: see HOLE] 1. having an empty space, or only air, within it; having a cavity inside; not solid 2. depressed below the surrounding surface; shaped like a cup or bowl; concave 3. deeply set; sunken [hollow… … English World dictionary
hollow back — hollow backed, adj. Bookbinding. a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine. * * * … Universalium
hollow — adj 1. empty, unfilled, hollowed, not solid, not dense, excavated, drained, vacant, blank; depressed, concave, dented, indented, caved in, Inf. stoved in; incurved, incurving, incurvate, cupped, cup shaped, alveolate, alveolated; dipping, sunk,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hollow-eyed — [häl′ō īd΄] adj. having deep set eyes or dark areas under the eyes, as from sickness or fatigue … English World dictionary
hollow — adj. RG. 131, 251 … Oldest English Words
hollow — [[t]hɒ̱loʊ[/t]] hollows, hollowing, hollowed 1) ADJ Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through. ...a hollow tree. ...a hollow cylinder. 2) ADJ GRADED A surface that is hollow curves inwards. He… … English dictionary
hollow — hollowly, adv. hollowness, n. /hol oh/, adj., hollower, hollowest, n., v., adv. adj. 1. having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere. 2. having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface. 3. sunken, as the cheeks or eyes. 4 … Universalium
