superficial
Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəl/
The English word “superficial” has 8 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
- Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
- Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
- Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
- Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
- Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
- Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
noun
Etymology
Borrowing from Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), from superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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