Difference between Hollow and FALSE

What is the difference between Hollow and FALSE?

Hollow as an adjective is (of something solid) having an empty space or cavity inside. while FALSE as an adjective is untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

Hollow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make a hole in something; to excavate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched. Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless. Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies" A sunken area in something solid. (US) A sunken area, the equivalent to a copse in British English. A feeling of emptiness.

Example sentence: Creativity has to start somewhere, and we are true believers in the power of bracing, candid feedback, and the iterative process - reworking, reworking, and reworking again until a flawed story finds its through line or a hollow character finds its soul.

FALSE

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.Spurious, artificial (as in false teeth).A state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.

We hope you now know whether to use Hollow or FALSE in your sentence.

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