The saying that beauty is but skin deep is but a skin-deep saying.
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Skin-deep
Synonyms for "skin-deep" (40 found)
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7 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- недълбок adj (superficial)
- повърхностен adj (superficial)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 膚淺 /肤浅 adj (superficial)
Dutch
1 entries- oppervlakkig adj (superficial)
German
1 entries- oberflächlich adj (superficial)
Māori
1 entries- kirimoko adj (superficial)
Spanish
1 entries- superficial adj (superficial)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Beauty is only skin-deep.
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Beauty may only be skin-deep.
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Elias's mental strength was only skin-deep.
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