hollow
Translation
hollow
Examples
The chocolate bunny is hollow.
The chocolate bunny is hollow.
He has hollow cheeks.
He has hollow cheeks.
Her apology sounded hollow.
Her apology sounded hollow.
Grammar Patterns
a hollow ((noun)) an empty or insincere ((noun)) It was a hollow victory.
((noun)) is hollow ((noun)) is empty inside The log is hollow.
Similar Words
Synonyms: empty, vacant, sunken; Antonyms: solid, full
Etymology
From Old English 'holh', meaning 'a hole, a hollow place'. Related to 'hole'.
Memory Tips
Hollow sounds like 'hole'. Something that is hollow has a hole or empty space inside it.