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superficiality

UK/ˌsuː.pə.fɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/

superficiality noun: the property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.

Noun

superficiality (countable and uncountable, plural superficialities)

  1. 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

superficiality meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Arabic

superficiality in Hindi

property of being superficial
उथलापन uthlāpan, छिछलापन chichlāpan

superficiality in Tamil

மேலீடான தன்மை மேலோட்டம், ஆழமற்ற தன்மை

superficiality in Arabic

property of being superficial
سَطْحِيَّة saṭḥiyya

Forms of superficiality

pluralsuperficialities

Origin of superficiality

From superficial + -ity.

Questions about superficiality

What does superficiality mean?
Superficiality means the property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.
What is superficiality in Hindi?
Superficiality in Hindi is उथलापन (uthlāpan), छिछलापन (chichlāpan). See Superficiality meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is superficiality?
Superficiality is a noun.
How do you pronounce superficiality?
Superficiality is pronounced /ˌsuː.pə.fɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
What is the plural of superficiality?
The plural of superficiality is superficialities.

Words near superficiality in the dictionary

  1. superficialism
  2. superficialisms
  3. superficialist
  4. superficialists
  5. superficialities
  6. superficiality
  7. superficialization
  8. superficializations
  9. superficialize
  10. superficialized
  11. superficializes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superficiality (page history and authors); superficiality (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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