n.
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: hol · low · er \ ' hä-l ə -w ə r \ ; hol · low · est \ -l ə -w ə st \
Etymology: Middle English holw, holh, from holh hole
Date: 13th century
1 : having an indentation or inward curve : CONCAVE , SUNKEN
2 : having a cavity within <a hollow tree>
3 : lacking in real value, sincerity, or substance : FALSE , MEANINGLESS < hollow promises> <a victory over a weakling is hollow and without triumph ― Ernest Beaglehole>
4 : reverberating like a sound made in or by beating on a large empty enclosure : MUFFLED
synonyms see VAIN
– hol · low · ly \ ' hä-l ō -l ē , -l ə -l ē \ adverb
– hol · low · ness noun