Difference between Hollow and Insincere

What is the difference between Hollow and Insincere?

Hollow as an adjective is (of something solid) having an empty space or cavity inside. while Insincere as an adjective is not sincere

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: We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of ourselves: it is all criticism of criticism.

Insincere

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not sincerenot serious

Example sentence: Whatever your religious tradition is, if it's important to you and you don't feel comfortable talking about it, you end up coming across as insincere.

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

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