Superficial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually

of, affecting, or being on or near the surface

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːpɚfˈɪʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈuːpɚfˈɪʃəl/.

Examples

superficial similarities
a superficial mind
his thinking was superficial and fuzzy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trivial

Antonyms

profound

Parts of Speech

adjective	concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually “superficial similarities”
adjective	of, affecting, or being on or near the surface “superficial measurements”
adjective	of little substance or significance “a few superficial editorial changes”

Word Forms

superficiality	noun	lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
superficies	noun	the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance; -R.W.Speaight
trivialize	verb	make trivial or insignificant
trivia	noun	something of small importance
triviality	noun	a detail that is considered insignificant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

oberflächlich

sich nur mit dem beschäftigen oder verstehen, was offensichtlich oder offensichtlich ist; weder tiefgründig noch durchdringend emotional oder intellektuell

🇫🇷French

superficiel

concerné ou comprenant uniquement ce qui est apparent ou évident ; pas profond ou pénétrant émotionnellement ou intellectuellement

🇮🇹Italian

superficiale

preoccuparsi o comprendere solo ciò che è apparente o ovvio; non profondo o penetrante emotivamente o intellettualmente

🇳🇱Dutch

oppervlakkig

alleen bezig met of begrijpen van wat duidelijk of voor de hand liggend is; niet diep of indringend, emotioneel of intellectueel

🇷🇺Russian

поверхностный

озабоченность или понимание только того, что очевидно или очевидно; не глубокий и не проницательный эмоционально или интеллектуально

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सतही

केवल उसी चीज़ से संबंधित या समझना जो स्पष्ट या स्पष्ट है; भावनात्मक या बौद्धिक रूप से गहरा या मर्मज्ञ नहीं

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலோட்டமான

வெளிப்படையான அல்லது வெளிப்படையானவற்றில் மட்டுமே அக்கறை அல்லது புரிந்துகொள்வது; ஆழமான அல்லது உணர்ச்சி ரீதியாக அல்லது அறிவுபூர்வமாக ஊடுருவவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపరితలం

స్పష్టంగా లేదా స్పష్టంగా ఉన్న వాటికి మాత్రమే సంబంధించినది లేదా అర్థం చేసుకోవడం; లోతైన లేదా మానసికంగా లేదా మేధోపరంగా చొచ్చుకుపోలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

वरवरचा

फक्त उघड किंवा स्पष्ट काय आहे याच्याशी संबंधित किंवा समजून घेणे; भावनिक किंवा बौद्धिकदृष्ट्या खोल किंवा भेदक नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુપરફિસિયલ

જે સ્પષ્ટ અથવા સ્પષ્ટ છે તેની સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા સમજવું; ભાવનાત્મક અથવા બૌદ્ધિક રીતે ઊંડા અથવા ભેદવું નહીં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ನೋಟದ

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಸುವುದು; ಆಳವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕವಾಗಿ ಭೇದಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപരിപ്ലവമായ

വ്യക്തമോ വ്യക്തമോ ആയ കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ മാത്രം ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നതോ; വൈകാരികമായോ ബൗദ്ധികമായോ ആഴത്തിലുള്ളതോ തുളച്ചുകയറുന്നതോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਤਹੀ

ਸਿਰਫ ਉਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝਣਾ ਜੋ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਜਾਂ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਹੈ; ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਜਾਂ ਬੌਧਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਡੂੰਘੇ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

سطحی

صرف ظاہر یا ظاہر سے متعلق یا سمجھنا؛ جذباتی یا فکری طور پر گہرا یا گھسنے والا نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浅

只关心或理解明显或显而易见的事情；在情感或智力上不深刻或不深入

🇯🇵Japanese

表面的な

明白な、または明らかなことだけに関心がある、または理解している。感情的または知的に深くなく、浸透していない

🇰🇷Korean

표면적인

명백하거나 분명한 것만 관심을 갖거나 이해합니다. 감정적으로나 지적으로 깊지 않거나 침투하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hời hợt

liên quan đến hoặc chỉ hiểu những gì rõ ràng hoặc hiển nhiên; không sâu sắc hoặc thâm nhập về mặt cảm xúc hoặc trí tuệ

🇹🇭Thai

ผิวเผิน

เกี่ยวข้องกับหรือเข้าใจเฉพาะสิ่งที่ปรากฏหรือชัดเจนเท่านั้น ไม่ลึกซึ้งหรือเจาะลึกทางอารมณ์หรือสติปัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

dangkal

berkaitan dengan atau memahami hanya apa yang tampak atau jelas; tidak mendalam atau menembus secara emosional atau intelektual

🇵🇭Filipino

mababaw

nababahala o nauunawaan lamang kung ano ang maliwanag o halata; hindi malalim o tumatagos sa emosyonal o intelektwal

🇲🇾Malay

dangkal

mengambil berat atau memahami hanya perkara yang nyata atau jelas; tidak mendalam atau menembusi secara emosi atau intelek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سطحي

تهتم أو تفهم فقط ما هو ظاهر أو واضح؛ ليست عميقة أو مخترقة عاطفيا أو فكريا

🇮🇷Persian

سطحی

نگران یا درک آن چیزی است که آشکار یا آشکار است. از نظر احساسی یا فکری عمیق یا نافذ نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

yüzeysel

yalnızca görünen veya bariz olanla ilgilenen veya onu kavrayan; duygusal ya da entelektüel olarak derin ya da etkileyici değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁטחִי

מודאגים או מבינים רק מה שנראה או ברור; לא עמוק או חודר רגשית או אינטלקטואלית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'superficial'?

The primary meaning of 'superficial' is 'concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'superficial' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'superficial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'superficial' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'superficial' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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