superficiality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsuː.pə.fɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English superficial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English superficiality From superficial + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.
Seeks companion with similar invisible handicap or circumstance which forced early awareness of mortality and is consequently very serious about life and has little time for superficiality.
1980 August 30, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| superficialities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (22)
pt superficialidade (property of being superficial) · fi pinnallisuus (property of being superficial) · nl oppervlakkigheid (property of being superficial) · mk по́вршност (property of being superficial) · gl superficialidade (property of being superficial) · ar سَطْحِيَّة (property of being superficial) · es superficialidad (property of being superficial) · hi उथलापन (property of being superficial) · bg повърхностност (property of being superficial) · it superficialità (property of being superficial) · hu felszínesség (property of being superficial) · hi छिछलापन (property of being superficial) · sh по̀вршно̄ст (property of being superficial) · uk поверхо́вість (property of being superficial) · ro superficialitate (property of being superficial) · de Oberflächlichkeit (property of being superficial) · sh pòvršnōst (property of being superficial) · ka ზედაპირულობა (property of being superficial) · ru пове́рхностность (property of being superficial) · mn өнгөц байдал (property of being superficial) · ca superficialitat (property of being superficial) · uk поверхо́вність (property of being superficial)