hollow
adjective
[ ˈhɒləʊ ]
• having a hole or empty space inside.
• "a hollow metal tube"
• without real significance or value.
• "the result was a hollow victory"
Similar:
meaningless,
empty,
valueless,
worthless,
useless,
pyrrhic,
futile,
of no use,
of no value,
of no avail,
fruitless,
profitless,
pointless,
unavailing,
bootless,
hollow
noun
• a hole or depression in something.
• "a hollow at the base of a large tree"
Similar:
hole,
pit,
cavity,
crater,
trough,
cave,
cavern,
depression,
indentation,
concavity,
dent,
dint,
dip,
dimple,
dish,
basin,
niche,
nook,
cranny,
recess,
hollow
verb
• form by making a hole.
• "a tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range"
Origin:
Old English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole.
