shallow en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈʃæloʊ/ (General-American)
- /ˈʃæləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃalou/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /ˈʃalo/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English schalowe (“not deep, shallow”); apparently related to Middle English schalde, schold, scheld, schealde (“shallow”), from Old English sċeald (“shallow”), from Proto-Germanic *skal-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, dry out”). Related to Low German Scholl (“shallow water”). See also shoal.
Meanings
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Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
The corpus is massive, being deeper anteriorly and shallowest where the ramus takes origin. The corpi of both sides are more closely spaced to each other than in the living form, and the symphysis is narrower.
1977, Vincent J. Maglio, Dental and Skeletal Morphology of the Earliest Elephants, page 33:Sauté the onions in a shallow pan.
This crater is relatively shallow.
The two shallower fibriscesses may represent lysis due to the spread of the infection that entered the phalanx at its presumed puncture wound, the deep fibriscess on the palmar surface.
2016 February 25, “Record-Breaking Pain: The Largest Number and Variety of Forelimb Bone Maladies in a Theropod Dinosaur”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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Extending not far downward.
The water is shallow here.
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Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle.
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Lacking interest or substance; flat; one-dimensional.
The acting is good, but the characters are shallow.
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Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.
The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the French king.
1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:shallow learning
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(obsolete) Not deep in tone.
the sound perfecter and not so shallow and jarring
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
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Not far forward, close to the net.
Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory.
2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in The Guardian:
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(of an angle) Not steep; close to horizontal.
a shallow climb
The planes then flew side by side with motors wide open in a very shallow climb[…].
1922 July 24, Aviation Magazine:If they [the Apollo astronauts] come in too steeply, they will be crushed in the Earth’s atmosphere. If they come in too shallow, they will skip out and go into Earth orbit and not be able to return.
1968 December 20, CBS Evening News:a shallow bank angle
a shallow descent
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more shallow | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most shallow | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| shallowest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| shallower | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
shallow-waisted · shallow fellow · given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow · shallow-fry · shallow copy · shallow-witted · shallow end · Shallow Bay · shallowhearted · shallowness · shallow-fried · shallowly · nonshallow · shallow brooks are noisy · shallow cove · Shallow Water · broad and shallow · unshallow · shallow-copy · shallowpate · shallow-hearted · shallowish · shallow embedding · Shallowater
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
ankle-deep · knee-deep · skin-deep
Synonyms
skin-deep · superficial · shallow
Translations (249)
alt тайыс (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · tl mababaw (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · it superficiale (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · fi laakea (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · da overfladisk (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · da lavvandet (extending not far downward) · fi pinnallinen (not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing) · bg повърхностен (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · ro puțin adânc (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nb overfladisk (lacking interest or substance) · sv ytlig (lacking interest or substance) · cmn 淺 /浅 (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · da grund (extending not far downward) · mi pāhakehake (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ky тайыз (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nl laag (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mi ngākau pāpaku (not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing) · pt superficial (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · lv sekls (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · tr sığ (extending not far downward) · ca superficial (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · da lav (extending not far downward) · cs povrchní (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · hi छिछला (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · hy ծանծաղ (extending not far downward) · eo malprofunda (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · es playo (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ca superficial (not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing) · uk неглибо́кий (lacking interest or substance) · mhr куакш (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · tr sığ (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · sv grund (extending not far downward) · da fladvandet (extending not far downward) · nb flat (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · uk плитки́й (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · es somero (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · fa چاله (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · pl miałki (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · udm куаси (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mi pāpaku (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · hu sekélyes (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · nb overflatisk (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · bg плитък (extending not far downward) · sv ytlig (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · mi pākihikihi (extending not far downward) · hnn ababaw (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · gd eu-domhainn (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · th ตื้น (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · el ρηχός (lacking interest or substance) · da grundet (extending not far downward) · es playo (extending not far downward) · nl oppervlakkig (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · eu azaleko (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · gd eu-domhainn (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ga éadomhain (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · zza qam (diq) (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ca superficial (lacking interest or substance) · ca superficial (extending not far downward) · ja 浅い (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ga éadomhain (extending not far downward) · pl miałki (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · be неглыбо́кі (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · uk мілки́й (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mi kōranga (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · de seicht (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · el ρηχός (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · alt сай (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · hu lapos (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · de oberflächlich (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · gv aaghowin (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · fi pinnallinen (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · hy ծանծաղ (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mrj коаш (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · es somero (not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing) · ang undēop (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · uk поверхо́вий (lacking interest or substance) · nn overflatisk (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · lt seklus (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · th ตื้น (extending not far downward) · hi सतही (extending not far downward) · mi ngākau pāpaku (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · qu ch'aqcha (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · hu felszínes (lacking interest or substance) · mk површен (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · fi matala (extending not far downward) · be паве́рхневы (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · de untief (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ja 浅い (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · grc βροχθώδης (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · gd faoin (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · zza qam (diq) (extending not far downward) · de flach (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · fr superficiel (lacking interest or substance) · nn grunn (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nn låg (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ba һай (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ka წყალმარჩხი (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · cu мѣлъкъ (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · es no/poco/nada hondo/profundo (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · pl powierzchowny (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · uk неглибо́кий (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · th ตื้น (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · mi pakiranga (extending not far downward) · pl niegłęboki (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nb lav (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · uk мілки́й (extending not far downward) · nn grunn (extending not far downward) · mnc ᠮᡳᠴᡳᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ka წვრილმანი (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · ang undēop (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nn overflatisk (lacking interest or substance) · pdt flak (extending not far downward) · gd faoin (lacking interest or substance) · fi syvyydeltään kapea (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · hu felületes (lacking interest or substance) · sv ytlig (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · gd eu-domhainn (extending not far downward) · it superficiale (lacking interest or substance) · mk плиток (extending not far downward) · vi cạn (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · fr superficiel (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · pt desinteressante (lacking interest or substance) · fr improfond (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · tk ýasy (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · fr peu profond (extending not far downward) · eve арбукун (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · cy bas (extending not far downward) · ro plat (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · bcl hababaw (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · kpv лажмыдик (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · uk побі́жний (lacking interest or substance) · zza çelqam (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · pl płytki (extending not far downward) · lv sekls (extending not far downward) · bg пли́тък (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · az dayaz (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mi pākihikihi (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · kw bas (extending not far downward) · el ρηχός (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · fi syvyyssuunnassa kapea (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ru ме́лкий (extending not far downward) · nb overflatisk (lacking interest or substance) · mi kirimoko (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · tr sığ (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nb grunn (extending not far downward) · ka მარჩხობი (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · id dangkal (extending not far downward) · mi koraha (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mhr изи (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · cy bas (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · cv вак (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · tk tekiz (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ru неглубо́кий (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · sh plítak (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ca poc profund (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · cs mělký (extending not far downward) · ru ме́лкий (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · fi pinnallinen (lacking interest or substance) · gv aaghowin (extending not far downward) · da åndsforladt (lacking interest or substance) · ar ضَحِل (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · hu sekély (extending not far downward) · uk зо́внішній (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · nl ondiep (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nb overfladisk (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · uk неглибо́кий (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · my တိမ် (extending not far downward) · pt superficial (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · ru ме́лкий (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · gl superficial (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · sh пли́так (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · it superficiale (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nb låg grunn (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ltg seklys (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · el ρηχός (extending not far downward) · hi उथला (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · vep madal (extending not far downward) · fr peu profond (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mbb mevavew (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · da lav (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · msk mababaw (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · sv ytlig (extending not far downward) · ba һай (extending not far downward) · es somero (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · evn арба (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · az yastı (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nl ondiep (extending not far downward) · mi pāpaku (extending not far downward) · sl plitev (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ga tanaí (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · es somero (lacking interest or substance) · eo supraĵa (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · es no/poco/nada hondo/profundo (extending not far downward) · da flad (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ko 얕다 (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ca pla (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · oc superficial (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · bg незадълбочен (not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing) · ga tanaí (extending not far downward) · kw bas (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ka ზედაპირული (lacking interest or substance) · mhr таляка (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · vep madal (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mk плиток (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · it poco profondo (extending not far downward) · es somero (extending not far downward) · sq cekët (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · nn flat (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ceb mabaw (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · txb tparṣke (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · udm лазег (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · pt superficial (extending not far downward) · kum сай (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · pl płytki (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · de oberflächlich (lacking interest or substance) · uk поверхне́вий (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · ka ზედაპირული (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · kpv ляпкыдін (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · fa تنک (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · cs mělký (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ru пове́рхностный (lacking interest or substance) · ca superficial (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · pt raso (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · hu sekély (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · la vadōsus (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ru пове́рхностный (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · de seicht (extending not far downward) · sk plytký (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · cmn 膚淺 /肤浅 (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · cmn 淺 /浅 (extending not far downward) · cs povrchní (lacking interest or substance) · be ме́лкі (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · ia pauco profunde (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mk површен (lacking interest or substance) · mi mōhio ngutu (not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing) · mrw mababaw (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · vi nông (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · pdt flak (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · be павярхо́ўны (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · mi ngākau pāpaku (lacking interest or substance) · fi matala (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · gd eu-domhainn (lacking interest or substance) · gld харба (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · fa تخت (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) · mi whakaaroiti (not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing) · hi सतही (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · cmn 淺薄 /浅薄 (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · fr superficiel (concerned mainly with superficial matters) · izh matala (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide)