superficiality
noun/ˌsuːpəˌfɪʃiˈæləti/
/ˌsuːpərˌfɪʃiˈæləti/
[uncountable]- (often disapproving) the fact that something is not careful and only considers what is obvious
- Academic reviewers criticized the superficiality of his writing.
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- (disapproving) the fact that somebody/something is not serious or important and lacks any depth of understanding or feeling synonym shallowness (1)
- John was routinely accused of glibness and superficiality.
- the superficiality and lovelessness of their relationship
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