hollowness

Examples

• All

• From the sloshing sounds and the hollowness of the voices around him, he knew he was in a closed chamber of some kind.

  Fiction book (1995)

• As she gazed at the empty field, the hollowness of her surroundings made her feel lonely.

• For several seconds, his whole body was hollow, and he could hear that terrible hollowness resonating through his ears.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Randall knocked on the wall, and I heard a strange hollowness.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The slow-climbing footsteps have a crisp hollowness that reminds me of autumn.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The throbbing under my ribs isn't so much hurt as it is a new hollowness.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I sensed the mansion's hollowness surrounding this fully furnished room.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The intricate surface seems effortlessly achieved, yet combines bold diagonals and finely worked squares in such a way as to take the light in different ways and to emphasize the massive hollowness of the gourd.

  Academic text (1996)

• The architect designed the building to emphasize the hollowness within, creating a sense of spaciousness.

• He could not ignore the hollowness in her voice as she spoke about her lost dreams.

Synonyms

V

void

vshollowness

148 6.5

A very empty space or feeling that is hard to fill

is the simpler quality of being empty or having nothing inside

V

vacuum

vshollowness

• Specialized

136 4.2

A space with no air or other matter

is a more general state of being empty or having a sunken area

P

pit

vshollowness

• Specialized

86 5.3

A small hollow in a surface, often on the skin

is the general state of being empty or having an interior dip

E

emptiness

vshollowness

32 3.6

A space or place that has nothing in it

focuses more on physical empty areas or sunken places rather than feelings

R

recess

vshollowness

20 4.3

A small hollow space set back into a wall or rock

is the broader quality of being empty or having a dip

C

cavity

vshollowness

14 3.9

A hollow space in the ground or a solid object

is the overall condition of having emptiness or a sunken area

H

hollow

vshollowness

14 3.8

A small empty space or dip in something

is the general quality of being empty or sunken

D

depression

vshollowness

• Specialized

6 5.3

A low area of land that forms a hollow

is the wider quality of being empty or having a hollow part

B

blankness

vshollowness

3 4.3

A feeling of emptiness with no thoughts or emotion

refers to an internal empty space or sunken area rather than a flat surface

V

vacuousness

vshollowness

• Formal

1 9.2

A state of being empty of meaning and thought

concerns physical empty spaces or sunken shapes rather than mental emptiness

V

voidness

vshollowness

1 8.1

A feeling of emptiness after something important ends

is the concrete quality of having an empty space or sunken area

V

vacuity

vshollowness

1 9.7

An empty space with nothing inside

is more tied to physical empty spaces or sunken forms

V

vacantness

vshollowness

6.0

A place or space with nothing in it and no activity

is about being an empty space or sunken area rather than occupancy

Antonyms

S

solidity

3 4.0

A state of being hard and not hollow, like thick ice or metal

How Hollow

emptiness

32 3.6

hollowness

1 5.3

concavity

1 8.1

fullness

10 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology