SUPERFICIALITY

superficiality, shallowness

(noun) lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling

superficiality

(noun) shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something; “he ignored the wound because of its superficiality”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

superficiality (countable and uncountable, plural superficialities)

The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.

Source: Wiktionary


Su`per*fi`ci*al"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. superficialité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being superficial; also, that which is superficial. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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