Hollowness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being hollow: having an empty space within

the property of having a sunken area

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːloʊnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛtɹəkɹˌaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛtɹəkɹˌaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːloʊnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insincerity falseness

Antonyms

solidity sincerity

Word Forms

hollow	adjective	not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
insincere	adjective	lacking sincerity
false	adjective	(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hohlheit

der Zustand des Hohlseins: einen leeren Raum im Inneren zu haben

🇫🇷French

cavité

l'état d'être creux : avoir un espace vide à l'intérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

vacío

El estado de ser hueco: tener un espacio vacío dentro.

🇮🇹Italian

vuoto

lo stato di essere vuoto: avere uno spazio vuoto dentro

🇳🇱Dutch

holheid

de staat van hol zijn: een lege ruimte van binnen hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

vazio

o estado de ser oco: ter um espaço vazio dentro

🇷🇺Russian

пустота

состояние пустоты: наличие пустого пространства внутри

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोखलेपन

खोखला होने की अवस्था : भीतर खाली जगह होना

🇧🇩Bengali

শূন্যতা

ফাঁপা হওয়ার অবস্থা: ভিতরে একটি খালি জায়গা থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெற்றுத்தன்மை

வெற்று நிலை: உள்ளே ஒரு வெற்று இடம் இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

బోలుగా

బోలుగా ఉండే స్థితి: లోపల ఖాళీ స్థలం ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

पोकळपणा

पोकळ असण्याची स्थिती: आत रिकामी जागा असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોલાણ

હોલો હોવાની સ્થિતિ: અંદર ખાલી જગ્યા હોવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೊಳ್ಳುತನ

ಟೊಳ್ಳಾದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ: ಒಳಗೆ ಖಾಲಿ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊള്ളത്തരം

പൊള്ളയായ അവസ്ഥ: ഉള്ളിൽ ശൂന്യമായ ഇടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੋਖਲਾਪਨ

ਖੋਖਲੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ: ਅੰਦਰ ਖਾਲੀ ਥਾਂ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھوکھلا پن

کھوکھلی ہونے کی حالت: اندر خالی جگہ ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

空虚

中空的状态：内部有一个空的空间

🇯🇵Japanese

中空

中空の状態：内部に空の空間がある

🇰🇷Korean

공허함

텅 빈 상태: 속이 비어 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự rỗng tuếch

trạng thái trống rỗng: có một khoảng trống bên trong

🇹🇭Thai

ความกลวง

ภาวะกลวง คือ มีที่ว่างภายใน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekosongan

keadaan hampa: memiliki ruang kosong di dalamnya

🇵🇭Filipino

kahungkagan

ang estado ng pagiging guwang: pagkakaroon ng walang laman na espasyo sa loob

🇲🇾Malay

kekosongan

keadaan berongga: mempunyai ruang kosong di dalamnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جوفاء

حالة الجوف: وجود مساحة فارغة في الداخل

🇮🇷Persian

توخالی

حالت توخالی بودن: داشتن فضای خالی در درون

🇹🇷Turkish

boşluk

içi boş olma durumu: içinde boşluk olması

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְבִיבוּת

המצב של להיות חלול: בעל חלל ריק בתוכו

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The primary meaning of 'hollowness' is 'the state of being hollow: having an empty space within'.

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