Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hollow-eyed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
hol-low-eyed
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hollow + eyed.

Inflected Forms

more hollow-eyed (comparative) most hollow-eyed (superlative)

Synonyms

deep-eyed sunken-eyed

Questions

What does hollow-eyed mean?
Having sunken, dark ringed eyes demonstrative of fear or lack of sleep.
Where does hollow-eyed come from?
From hollow + eyed.

How to pronounce hollow-eyed

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