The meaning of Hollower

adjective

(of a task or undertaking) ineffectual; useless.

Usage examples:

Remonstrating with him seems ever to have been a bootless task

adjective

Not successful or effective

Usage examples:

I wasted many hours on this bootless search., it is bootless to argue with someone who refuses to l…

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

noun

A bottle or glass left empty of its contents.

Usage examples:

The barman collected the empties

adjective

Failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

Usage examples:

His fruitless attempts to publish poetry

adjective

Unsuccessful or not productive

Usage examples:

After months of fruitless negotiations with team owners, the city withdrew its offer to build a new…

adjective

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Usage examples:

A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage

adjective

Achieving no result; not effective or successful

Usage examples:

The plane detoured north in a futile attempt to avoid the bad weather., a sense of futility and pow…

adjective

Having no meaning or significance.

Usage examples:

The paragraph was a jumble of meaningless words

adjective

Without representing or expressing anything; without referring to someone or something

Usage examples:

The leaflet was full of meaningless information., a meaningless gesture

adjective

Having little or no sense, use, or purpose.

Usage examples:

Speculating like this is a pointless exercise

adjective

Having no useful purpose

Usage examples:

A pointless argument, the trip seemed pointless.

adjective

Without benefit or advantage; pointless.

Usage examples:

A long and profitless public row

adjective

(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.

Usage examples:

The best they can hope for is a pyrrhic victory

noun

A metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables.

adjective

Relating to a victory that is not worth winning because the winner has lost so much in winning it

Usage examples:

Disraeli's personal triumph was very much a pyrrhic one for his party., the memo admitted that this…

adjective

Achieving little or nothing; ineffective.

Usage examples:

Their efforts were unavailing

adjective

When an attempt to do something is unavailing, it is unsuccessful or has no positive effect

Usage examples:

Diplomatic efforts at peace-making have so far proved unavailing.

adjective

Not filled.

Usage examples:

There are a number of unfilled posts in this area of nursing

adjective

An unfilled job or position has no one doing or holding it

Usage examples:

Mccaffrey's job remains unfilled., all the hospitals in the area have unfilled positions right now.

adjective

Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Usage examples:

A piece of useless knowledge

adjective

Of no value; worthless

Usage examples:

With dead batteries, the flashlight was useless.

adjective

(of a place) not occupied; empty.

Usage examples:

40 per cent of the offices are still vacant

adjective

Having no value; worthless.

Usage examples:

Cherished but valueless heirlooms

adjective

Not worth any money

Usage examples:

We thought the chair was an antique worth a lot of money, but it turned out to be a valueless repli…

adjective

Not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The contract was void

noun

A completely empty space.

Usage examples:

The black void of space

verb

Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.

Usage examples:

The supreme court voided the statute

adjective

Having no real value or use.

Usage examples:

That promise is worthless

adjective

Having no value in money

Usage examples:

Now that the company has gone bankrupt, your contract is worthless., examples of this artist’s earl…

adjective

Having no value

Usage examples:

The stock is virtually worthless, trading at less than 6 cents a share., the security system he bou…