superficial

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Adjective

superficial (comparative more superficial, superlative most superficial)

1. Shallow, lacking substance.
2. At face value.
   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii

     Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.

3. Of or pertaining to the surface.
4. Being near the surface.
5. (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.

Synonyms

• (of or pertaining to the surface): surficial

Translations

shallow, lacking substance

Arabic: سطحي (ar) (saT-Hii) Catalan: superficial (ca) Czech: povrchní (cs) Dutch: oppervlakkig (nl) Finnish: pinnallinen (fi) French: superficiel (fr) German: oberflächlich (de)

Greek: ρηχός (el) (richós) Hindi: सतही (hi) Icelandic: yfirborðskenndur (is) Italian: superficiale (it) Russian: неглубокий (ru) Spanish: superficial (es) Swedish: ytlig (sv)

at face value

of or pertaining to the surface

Catalan: superficial (ca) Latin: superficiālis (la)

Russian: поверхностный (ru) Spanish: superficial (es)

being near the surface

Russian: поверхностный (ru)

Noun

superficial (plural superficials)

1. (chiefly in plural) A surface detail.

   He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue.

Related terms

• superfice (archaic)

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Catalan

Adjective

superficial m. and f. (plural superficials)

1. superficial

Related terms

• superfície

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Galician

Adjective

superficial m. and f. (plural superficiais)

1. superficial
2. surficial; of the surface

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Portuguese

Adjective

superficial

1. Shallow, lacking substance.

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Spanish

Adjective

superficial m. and f. (plural superficiales)

1. surficial
2. shallow, lacking substance.

Related terms

• superficie