"skin-deep" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} skin-deep (not comparable)
  1. (figuratively) Shallow, superficial. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Synonyms: skin deep Related terms: beauty is only skin deep Translations (superficial): повърхностен (povǎrhnosten) (Bulgarian), недълбок (nedǎlbok) (Bulgarian), 膚淺 (Chinese Mandarin), 肤浅 (fūqiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), oppervlakkig (Dutch), oberflächlich (German), kirimoko (Maori), superficial (Spanish)

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