What does hollow mean?
Definitions for hollow
ˈhɒl oʊhol·low
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word hollow.
Princeton's WordNet
hollownoun
a cavity or space in something
"hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
hollow, hollernoun
a small valley between mountains
"he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
hole, hollowadjective
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
hollowadjective
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
"a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
hollowadjective
as if echoing in a hollow space
"the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
empty, hollow, vacuousverb
devoid of significance or point
"empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
excavate, dig, hollowverb
remove the inner part or the core of
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
hollow, hollow out, core outverb
remove the interior of
"hollow out a tree trunk"
Webster Dictionary
Hollowadjective
having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere
Hollowadjective
depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken
Hollowadjective
reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar
Hollowadjective
not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend
Hollownoun
a cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree
Hollownoun
a low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel
Hollowverb
to make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate
Hollowadverb
wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv
Hollow
hollo
Hollowverb
to shout; to hollo
Hollowverb
to urge or call by shouting
Etymology: [See Hollo.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hollow
hol′ō, adj. vacant: not solid: containing an empty space: sunken: unsound: insincere.—n. a hole: a cavity: any depression in a body: any vacuity: a groove: a channel.—v.t. to make a hole in: to make hollow by digging: to excavate.—adv. completely: clean.—adjs. Holl′ow-eyed, having sunken eyes; Holl′ow-heart′ed, having a hollow or untrue heart: faithless: treacherous.—adv. Holl′owly (Shak.), in a hollow or insincere manner.—ns. Holl′owness, the state of being hollow: cavity: insincerity: treachery; Holl′ow-ware, trade name for hollow articles of iron, as pots and kettles.—Beat hollow, to beat wholly. [A.S. holh, a hollow place—hol. See Hole.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
hollow
The bore of a rocket. In naval architecture, a name for the fifth or top-timber-sweep (which see). Also, hollow or curved leeches of sails, in contradistinction to straight.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hollow in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hollow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of hollow in a Sentence
When a book and a head collide and there is a hollow sound, is it always from the book?
A hollow heart is often found within the most beautiful creatures. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo) – 1983
No mockery in the world ever sounds to me as hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure.
I am the biggest threat to your hollow, hateful scheme, because you can't claim that you are targeting marginalized kids in the name of' parental rights' if another parent is standing up to say no. So, then what ? Then you dehumanize and marginalize me.
Freedom enables us to accept ourselves and become who we are in reality. Many a times, people trade in their reality for a role that they aren't meant to be. They willingly trade in their originality and freedom, and put on a mask to act, to please others. Such artificial , hollow and superficial life, doesn't matter how attractive it may seem, can become a chain and burdain. Be free. Be original. And you will be happy. The revilution for freedom always begins internally, on personal level first. Never trade in your freedom.
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- hollow
- أجوفArabic
- dutý, dutina, prohlubeň, bezobsažný, prázdnota, nesmyslný, prázdnýCzech
- cauWelsh
- hul, dyb, huleDanish
- hohl, HöhleGerman
- ψεύτικος, βαθούλωμα, κούφιος, υπόκωφος, κενό, κοίλοςGreek
- kavaEsperanto
- sordo, hondonada, hueco, resonante, hundido, depresión, falso, ahuecado, vacíoSpanish
- õõnesEstonian
- کاواک, پوک, توخالیPersian
- onttoFinnish
- insignifiant, creux, videFrench
- sloc, falamhScottish Gaelic
- खोखलाHindi
- üregesHungarian
- beronggaIndonesian
- cavo, cavità, incavoItalian
- חָלוּלHebrew
- 空虚, むなしい, 虚ろ, くぼむ, 虚脱感, 中空, 空洞, 窪地, こもる, 空っぽ, 不誠実, ホローJapanese
- 구멍Korean
- kowCornish
- cavus, inanis, vacuus, lacusLatin
- huelLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- duobė, dauba, tuščiaviduris, tuščias, įdubaLithuanian
- dobums, tukšsLatvian
- hull, innhul, hol, hul, grop, dypNorwegian
- laagte, hol, leegDutch
- grop, hol, djup, innholNorwegian Nynorsk
- hulNorwegian
- pusty, nizina, głuchy, niecka, pustka, wydrążonyPolish
- vazio, oco, depressão, vãoPortuguese
- golRomanian
- полый, пустота, бессодержательный, выемка, яма, пустой, выбоина, впадина, низина, глухой, углублениеRussian
- ihålig, grop, tomSwedish
- வெற்றுTamil
- డొల్ల, శుష్క, బోలుTelugu
- กลวงThai
- oyukTurkish
- пороUkrainian
- کھوکھلا, کھوکھلیUrdu
- rỗngVietnamese
- פּוסטYiddish
- 空洞Chinese
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