Hollower - English meaning

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

idiom

To not be useful, helpful, or possible

Usage examples:

His advice turned out to be no use at all., there is no use (in) there is no use (in) arguing any m…

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…