HOLLOWNESS


Meaning of HOLLOWNESS in English

noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English holownesse, from holwe, holowe hollow + -nesse -ness

: the quality or state of being hollow

testing the wall for hollowness by tapping on it lightly

the hollowness and trickery of these appeals — F.D.Roosevelt

the hollowness , the sham, the silliness of the empty pageant — Oscar Wilde

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