κενό — meaning in English

English meaning

• gap noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
• hollow noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
• vacuity noun Physical emptiness, an absence of matter.
• vacuum noun A space that is completely empty of matter, including air.

Senses

κενό is used for these senses in English:

• hollow (figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.
• lacuna (linguistics, translation studies) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.
• lacuna An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.
• vacuity Physical emptiness, an absence of matter; vacuum.

gap — full definition

1. noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
2. noun A difference or shortfall between two things, especially an unfair or worrying one.
3. verb To leave open or unfilled, creating a gap; also, to stare open-mouthed.

hollow — full definition

1. noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
2. noun An empty space or cavity inside something.
3. adj Having an empty space inside; not solid.
4. adj Insincere or lacking real meaning or substance.
5. verb To dig or carve out a hole or cavity in something.

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