shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something
“he ignored the wound because of its superficiality”
Word Forms
superficial
adjective
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
shallow
adjective
lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Oberflächlichkeit
Mangel an Tiefe des Wissens, Denkens oder Fühlens
🇫🇷French
caractère superficiel
manque de profondeur de connaissances, de pensées ou de sentiments
🇪🇸Spanish
superficialidad
falta de profundidad de conocimiento, pensamiento o sentimiento
🇮🇹Italian
superficialità
mancanza di profondità di conoscenza, pensiero o sentimento
🇳🇱Dutch
oppervlakkigheid
gebrek aan diepgaande kennis, gedachten of gevoelens
🇵🇹Portuguese
superficialidade
falta de profundidade de conhecimento, pensamento ou sentimento
🇷🇺Russian
поверхностность
недостаток глубины знаний, мыслей или чувств
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अल्पज्ञता
ज्ञान या विचार या भावना की गहराई का अभाव
🇮🇳Tamil
மேலோட்டமான தன்மை
அறிவு அல்லது சிந்தனை அல்லது உணர்வின் ஆழமின்மை
🇮🇳Telugu
మిడిమిడితనం
జ్ఞానం లేదా ఆలోచన లేదా అనుభూతి యొక్క లోతు లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
वरवरचेपणा
ज्ञान किंवा विचार किंवा भावना खोलीचा अभाव
🇮🇳Gujarati
સુપરફિસિલિટી
જ્ઞાન અથવા વિચાર અથવા લાગણીની ઊંડાઈનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೇಲ್ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ
ಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಆಲೋಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನೆಯ ಆಳದ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉപരിപ്ലവത
അറിവിൻ്റെയോ ചിന്തയുടെയോ വികാരത്തിൻ്റെയോ ആഴത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਤਹੀਤਾ
ਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੀ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
سطحی پن
علم یا سوچ یا احساس کی گہرائی کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
肤浅
缺乏深度的知识、思想或感受
🇯🇵Japanese
表面性
知識、思考、感情の深さの欠如
🇰🇷Korean
수박
지식, 생각, 감정의 깊이가 부족함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự hời hợt
thiếu kiến thức sâu sắc hoặc suy nghĩ hoặc cảm giác
🇹🇭Thai
ผิวเผิน
ขาดความรู้เชิงลึกหรือความคิดหรือความรู้สึก
🇮🇩Indonesian
kedangkalan
kurangnya kedalaman pengetahuan atau pemikiran atau perasaan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagiging mababaw
kakulangan ng lalim ng kaalaman o pag-iisip o pakiramdam
🇲🇾Malay
kedangkalan
kekurangan pengetahuan atau pemikiran atau perasaan yang mendalam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سطحية
عدم وجود عمق المعرفة أو الفكر أو الشعور
🇮🇷Persian
سطحی نگری
فقدان عمق دانش یا فکر یا احساس
🇹🇷Turkish
yüzeysellik
bilgi veya düşünce veya duygu derinliği eksikliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
שִׁטחִיוּת
חוסר עומק של ידע או מחשבה או תחושה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'superficiality'?
The primary meaning of 'superficiality' is 'lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'superficiality' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'superficiality' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'superficiality' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'superficiality' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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