superficiality

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UK/ˌsuː.pə.fɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/

noun

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

Similar
shallowness
Opposite
profundity
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Meanings

nounsuperficiality (countable and uncountable, plural superficialities)

plural superficialities

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

    Seeks companion with similar invisible handicap or circumstance which forced early awareness of mortality and is consequently very serious about life and has little time for superficiality.

    1980 August 30, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 14

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling

Similar
shallowness
Opposite
profundity
Broader
depth
Also see
shallownessshow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From superficial + -ity.

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Translations

Arabic سَطْحِيَّة
  • سَطْحِيَّة (saṭḥiyya)property of being superficial
Bulgarian повърхностност
  • повърхностност (povărhnostnost)property of being superficial
Catalan superficialitat
  • superficialitatproperty of being superficial
Dutch oppervlakkigheid
  • oppervlakkigheidproperty of being superficial
Finnish pinnallisuus
  • pinnallisuusproperty of being superficial
German Oberflächlichkeit
  • Oberflächlichkeitproperty of being superficial
Hindi उथलापन, छिछलापन
  • उथलापन (uthlāpan)property of being superficial
  • छिछलापन (chichlāpan)property of being superficial
Hungarian felszínesség
  • felszínességproperty of being superficial
Italian superficialità
  • superficialitàproperty of being superficial
Portuguese superficialidade
  • superficialidadeproperty of being superficial
Romanian superficialitate
  • superficialitateproperty of being superficial
Russian пове́рхностность
  • пове́рхностность (povérxnostnostʹ)property of being superficial
Spanish superficialidad
  • superficialidadproperty of being superficial
Ukrainian поверхо́вість, поверхо́вність
  • поверхо́вість (poverxóvistʹ)property of being superficial
  • поверхо́вність (poverxóvnistʹ)property of being superficial
Cite this entry
APA

superficiality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superficiality

MLA

“superficiality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superficiality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superficiality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superficiality.

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