Superficiality
noun
The quality or state of being not thorough or deep, only concerned with what is obvious.
He is known for the superficiality of his knowledge, only knowing common information.
Often appears as...
- superficiality of knowledge
- superficiality of understanding
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Disapproving
noun
The quality or state of not having or showing any depth of character or understanding.
Her superficiality was obvious when she only focused on insignificant details.
Often appears as...
- superficiality of character
- superficiality of conversation
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The quality or state of being not thorough or deep, only concerned with what is obvious.
He is known for the superficiality of his knowledge, only knowing common information.
Often appears as...
- superficiality of knowledge
- superficiality of understanding
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The quality or state of not having or showing any depth of character or understanding.
Her superficiality was obvious when she only focused on insignificant details.
Often appears as...
- superficiality of character
- superficiality of conversation
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Misinterpretation
Use 'superficiality' to suggest negligence or lack of effort, not just a simple approach.
The superficiality of his essay suggested he hadn't researched the topic well.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Depth
Describe something lacking depth in knowledge, detail, or thought as having 'superficiality'.
The superficiality of her analysis led to incorrect conclusions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Superficiality' can describe efficient, non-complex tasks that don't require depth.
Sometimes superficiality is sufficient for a task that's straightforward.
Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Misinterpretation
Use 'superficiality' to suggest negligence or lack of effort, not just a simple approach.
The superficiality of his essay suggested he hadn't researched the topic well.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Depth
Describe something lacking depth in knowledge, detail, or thought as having 'superficiality'.
The superficiality of her analysis led to incorrect conclusions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Superficiality' can describe efficient, non-complex tasks that don't require depth.
Sometimes superficiality is sufficient for a task that's straightforward.
Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Misinterpretation
Use 'superficiality' to suggest negligence or lack of effort, not just a simple approach.
The superficiality of his essay suggested he hadn't researched the topic well.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Depth
Describe something lacking depth in knowledge, detail, or thought as having 'superficiality'.
The superficiality of her analysis led to incorrect conclusions.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Superficiality' can describe efficient, non-complex tasks that don't require depth.
Sometimes superficiality is sufficient for a task that's straightforward.
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Video examples
How I hacked online...
questions like, are you a dog person or a cat person? Do you like horror films or romance films? I'm not looking for a pen pal. I'm looking for a husband. Right? So there's a certain amount of superficiality in that data. So I said fine, I've got a new plan.
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Fighting war and...
in our bubblegum culture I try to expose the superficiality of war creating an alternate reality and my weapons of choice are humor and love the markets of Legos encouraged me to look to the
Video examples
How I hacked online...
questions like, are you a dog person or a cat person? Do you like horror films or romance films? I'm not looking for a pen pal. I'm looking for a husband. Right? So there's a certain amount of superficiality in that data. So I said fine, I've got a new plan.
Video examples
Fighting war and...
in our bubblegum culture I try to expose the superficiality of war creating an alternate reality and my weapons of choice are humor and love the markets of Legos encouraged me to look to the
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Quote examples
Alek Wek
British Designer
I think beauty is not just about what we put on our heads or on our faces or what we wear: it's deeper than that, and if we can celebrate that, celebrate the women, not just the superficiality... I think it would be really gorgeous.
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Barry Diller
American Businessman
I don't have answers for anybody else. What I know is that internal complexity makes for superficiality. There's never essentially a pure story unless there's a pure product line that has its own shining clarity.
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Penn Badgley
American Actor
The 'Gossip Girl' idea and ideologies, like, they sort of encourage this certain kind of, like, materialism and superficiality that isn't, I would say, the best thing in the world.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press.
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Alok Nath
Indian Actor
Don't get taken in by the superficiality of sanskaar. You can smoke, drink and have your share of fun. What matters is to do good deeds.
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Gwendoline Christie
British Actress
I am still a person with a sense of superficiality that I'm trying to challenge.
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all vanity and delusion.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.
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Kyan Douglas
American Celebrity
The externals are important but I'm not interested in superficiality.
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Patricia Marx
American Writer
I write the shopping column. I think I've proven my superficiality.
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Alek Wek
British Designer
I think beauty is not just about what we put on our heads or on our faces or what we wear: it's deeper than that, and if we can celebrate that, celebrate the women, not just the superficiality... I think it would be really gorgeous.
Quote examples
Barry Diller
American Businessman
I don't have answers for anybody else. What I know is that internal complexity makes for superficiality. There's never essentially a pure story unless there's a pure product line that has its own shining clarity.
Quote examples
Penn Badgley
American Actor
The 'Gossip Girl' idea and ideologies, like, they sort of encourage this certain kind of, like, materialism and superficiality that isn't, I would say, the best thing in the world.
Quote examples
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press.
Quote examples
Alok Nath
Indian Actor
Don't get taken in by the superficiality of sanskaar. You can smoke, drink and have your share of fun. What matters is to do good deeds.
Quote examples
Gwendoline Christie
British Actress
I am still a person with a sense of superficiality that I'm trying to challenge.
Quote examples
Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
You must renounce all superficiality, all convention, all vanity and delusion.
Quote examples
Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.
Quote examples
Kyan Douglas
American Celebrity
The externals are important but I'm not interested in superficiality.
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Patricia Marx
American Writer
I write the shopping column. I think I've proven my superficiality.
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