superficialness

  • 11superficial — /supəˈfɪʃəl / (say soohpuh fishuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to the surface: superficial measurement. 2. being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound. 3. external or outward: a superficial resemblance. 4. concerned with or… …

  • 12superficial — [so͞o΄pər fish′əl] adj. [ME superficyall < L superficialis < superficies: see SUPERFICIES] 1. a) of or being on the surface [a superficial burn] b) of or limited to surface area; plane [superficial measurements] 2. concerned with and… …

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  • 13superficial — adj. 1 of or on the surface; lacking depth (a superficial knowledge; superficial wounds). 2 swift or cursory (a superficial examination). 3 apparent but not real (a superficial resemblance). 4 (esp. of a person) having no depth of character or… …

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