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hollow-eyed

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having sunken, dark ringed eyes demonstrative of fear or lack of sleep.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His hollow-eyed visage showed he'd been tortured with fear.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deep-eyed, sunken-eyed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hollow + eyed.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼睛凹陷的 (yǎnjing āoxiàn de) — having sunken, dark ringed eyes
  • Finnish: tyhjäkatseinen — having sunken, dark ringed eyes
  • Manx: lagg-hooillagh — having sunken, dark ringed eyes
  • Swedish: hålögd — having sunken, dark ringed eyes