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adjective
- 1. existing or occurring at or on the surface: "the building suffered only superficial damage" Similar Opposite
- 2. appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely: "the resemblance between the breeds is superficial" Similar Opposite
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SUPERFICIAL definition: 1. (of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important: 2. not complete and…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUPERFICIAL is of, relating to, or located near a surface. How to use superficial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Superficial.
If you describe someone as superficial, you disapprove of them because they do not think deeply, and have little understanding of anything serious or important.
Synonyms for SUPERFICIAL: surface, shallow, skin-deep, two-dimensional, depthless, shoal, external, one-dimensional; Antonyms of SUPERFICIAL: deep, deep-seated, profound, general, penetrating, extensive, broad, wide
Anything superficial has to do with the surface of something. If you're judging a book by its cover, you're being superficial. People who worry too much about their clothes and hair may also be considered superficial.
Superficial definition: being at, on, or near the surface. See examples of SUPERFICIAL used in a sentence.
1. of, relating to, being near, or forming the surface: superficial bruising. 2. displaying a lack of thoroughness or care: a superficial inspection. 3. only outwardly apparent rather than genuine or actual: the similarity was merely superficial. 4. of little substance or significance; trivial: superficial differences.
If you describe someone as superficial, you disapprove of them because they do not think deeply, and have little understanding of anything serious or important.
displaying a lack of thoroughness or care. a superficial inspection. only outwardly apparent rather than genuine or actual. the similarity was merely superficial. of little substance or significance; trivial. superficial differences. lacking originality or profundity. the film's plot was quite superficial.
Definition of superficial adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
