hollow
adjective
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty.
hollowness
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a word derived from
hollow.
Example Sentences
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This hollowness is precisely what the curators ask us to consider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
"We experience the staggering magnitude of stardom Elton achieved, the candy rapture of his music, right along with the anxiety and hollowness he was feeling," he wrote.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
The hollowness of the portrait of Charles rests on both its artist and its subject, neither of whom seem here to have anything really to say but are saying it loudly nonetheless.
From Salon ● May 17, 2024
But while he is most remembered for those tracks, they comprised only a portion of his whole catalog, which also included tenderly lighthearted love songs and numbers about the hollowness of masculinity.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Their pressed smart-fitting uniforms, their polished black boots, their confident eyes filled her with that hollowness that came with having been robbed.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
