Shallowness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being shallow; having little depth. uncountable, usually

    "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."

  2. 2
    lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling wordnet
  3. 3
    the quality of lacking physical depth wordnet

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superficialitya little learningabsentmindednessamateurismappearancebig deal

Example

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"Ah, the shallowness of today’s youths!"

Etymology

From shallow + -ness.

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