Antonyms for hollow

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : hol-oh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɒl oʊ

Definition of hollow

Origin : c.1200, from Old English holh (n.) "hollow place, hole," from Proto-Germanic *hul-, from PIE *kel- "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The figurative sense of "insincere" is attested from 1520s. Related: Hollowly; hollowness. To carry it hollow "take it completely" is first recorded 1660s, of unknown origin or connection.

adj empty, hollowed out
adj deep, resonant in sound
adj meaningless
adj false, artificial
noun empty or dented area
verb empty out; make concave

Example sentences :

"He had a gun shoved into the hollow of his throat," said Andy.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

But see the church in the hollow, and the folk who cluster in the churchyard!
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Even the fertile vale, in the hollow of which it lay, had ceased to have existence.
Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Bein' born on Hollow eve,' says he, 'I couldn't be nothin' else.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

It forms a speaking telegraph without the necessity of any hollow tube.'
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

Whew, that beats finding pearls in the shells of mussels all hollow!
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

Civilization, enlightenment,—they are vague terms, hollow sounds.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Thus they would rest in a hollow correspondence, the fence between.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Maltravers did not listen to these vain and hollow consolations.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

His cheeks were hollow and hectic, his eyes were glistening as with fever, his chest heaved.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Synonyms for hollow

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