shallowness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English shallow Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shallowness From shallow + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being shallow; having little depth.
The dimensions of the ships used on this service have always been restricted by the shallowness of the Lymington River, although the Lymington was somewhat larger than her predecessors, and was the first steel vessel built for this service.
1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shallownesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (22)
sh plítkōst (the property of being shallow) · lv seklība (the property of being shallow) · pl płytkość (the property of being shallow) · de Seichtheit (the property of being shallow) · it bassezza (the property of being shallow) · ga éadoimhneacht (the property of being shallow) · de Seichtigkeit (the property of being shallow) · hi उथलापन (the property of being shallow) · lv seklums (the property of being shallow) · gv aaghiunid (the property of being shallow) · hi छिछलापन (the property of being shallow) · izh matalus (the property of being shallow) · ga tanalacht (the property of being shallow) · ja 軽薄 (the property of being shallow) · ga tanaíocht (the property of being shallow) · it superficialità (the property of being shallow) · ru пове́рхностность (the property of being shallow) · de Oberflächlichkeit (the property of being shallow) · fi mataluus (the property of being shallow) · sh пли́тко̄ст (the property of being shallow) · nl oppervlakkigheid (the property of being shallow) · fr superficialité (the property of being shallow)