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hollow
adjective (EMPTY) /ˈhɒl.əʊ/
/ˈhɑː.loʊ/ Definition
C2 having a hole or empty space inside: a hollow tube Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter. a hollow logEmpty hollow cheeks/eyes › If someone has hollow cheeks or eyes, their cheeks curve in or their eyes look deep in their head because they are old, tired, or ill.Thin or slender (of people)Not fit and healthyNarrow and thinNot fit and healthyThin or slender (of people) hollowness
/-nəs/ noun [U] › the hollowness of fame/successAffected and insincereHoles, hollows and dips
(Definition of hollow adjective (EMPTY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bare adjective (EMPTY)
- blank adjective (EMPTY)
- clear adjective (NOT BLOCKED)
- dead adjective (NOT IN USE)
- deserted adjective (EMPTY)
- desolate adjective (EMPTY)
- desolation noun (EMPTINESS)
- emptiness noun (EMPTY SPACE)
- empty adjective (NOTHING IN)
- flat adjective (WITHOUT AIR)
- lifeless adjective
- nothingness noun
- unfurnished adjective
- uninhabited adjective
- vacant adjective (EMPTY)
- vacuum noun (EMPTY SPACE)
- void adjective (WITHOUT)
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