"superficial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-superficial.ogg Forms: more superficial [comparative], most superficial [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪʃəl Etymology: Borrowing from Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), from superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|superficiālis||of or belonging to the surface}} Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), {{af|la|superficiēs|-ālis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=top, surface|t2=-al}} superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} superficial (comparative more superficial, superlative most superficial)
  1. (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface. Tags: relational Categories (topical): Units of measure Synonyms: surficial
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  2. (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
    (anatomy, relational, often with to) Closer to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
    Tags: often, relational Categories (topical): Anatomy, Units of measure Synonyms: surficial Translations (on or immediately beneath the skin): 淺層 /浅层 (qiǎncéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 淺 /浅 (qiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), pinnallinen (Finnish), pinta- (Finnish), oberflächlich (German), äußerlich (German), ākahu (Maori), kirimoko (Maori), overfladisk (Norwegian Bokmål), superficial (Portuguese), пове́рхностный (povérxnostnyj) (Russian)
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  3. Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely. Synonyms: external Translations (appearing to be true): näennäinen (Finnish)
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  4. Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent. Synonyms: cursory, skin-deep, surface-level
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  5. Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
    Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
    Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: cursory, skin-deep, surface-level, shallow Translations (lacking understanding or substance): ἐπιπόλαιος (epipólaios) (Ancient Greek), سَطْحِيّ (saṭḥiyy) (Arabic), উদাসীন (udaśin) (Bengali), superficial (Catalan), 膚淺 /肤浅 (fūqiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), povrchní (Czech), overfladisk (Danish), oppervlakkig (Dutch), supraĵa (Esperanto), malprofunda (Esperanto), pinnapealne (Estonian), pinnallinen (Finnish), superficiel (French), ზედაპირული (zedaṗiruli) (Georgian), oberflächlich (German), ρηχός (richós) (Greek), αβαθής (avathís) (Greek), שִׁטְחִי (shitkhí) (Hebrew), सतही (sathī) (Hindi), felszínes (Hungarian), felületes (Hungarian), yfirborðskenndur (Icelandic), superficiale (Italian), mōhio ngutu (note: of understanding) (Maori), overfladisk (Norwegian Bokmål), powierzchowny (Polish), superficial (Portuguese), superficial (Romanian), неглубо́кий (neglubókij) (Russian), пове́рхностный (povérxnostnyj) (Russian), faoin (Scottish Gaelic), superficial (Spanish), ytlig (Swedish), yüzeysel (Turkish), üstünkörü (Turkish), אויבנאויפֿיק (oybnoyfik) (Yiddish), payaser (Zazaki)
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  6. (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Units of measure Translations (two-dimensional, drawn on a flat surface): kaksiulotteinen (Finnish)
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  7. (British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume. Tags: British Categories (topical): Architecture, Units of measure Synonyms: square
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonsuperficial, superficial fascia, superficialism, superficialist, superficiality, superficialize, superficialise, superficially, superficialness, superficial temporal artery Related terms: superficiary, topical [anatomy, medicine, sciences] Translations (existing or located on the surface): ἐπιπόλαιος (epipólaios) (Ancient Greek), سَطْحِيّ (saṭḥiyy) (Arabic), повърхностен (povǎrhnosten) (Bulgarian), superficial (Catalan), 表面的 (biǎomiàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), pinnallinen (Finnish), pinta- (Finnish), ზედაპირული (zedaṗiruli) (Georgian), oberflächlich (German), επιφανειακός (epifaneiakós) (Greek), שִׁטְחִי (shitkhí) (Hebrew), felszíni (Hungarian), felületi (Hungarian), superficiale (Italian), superficiālis (Latin), overfladisk (Norwegian Bokmål), powierzchniowy (Polish), superficial (Portuguese), пове́рхностный (povérxnostnyj) (Russian), superficial (Spanish), yüzeysel (Turkish), поверхне́вий (poverxnévyj) (Ukrainian), אויבנאויפֿיק (oybnoyfik) (Yiddish), sereyran (Zazaki) Translations (not thorough, concerned with the obvious or apparent): pintapuolinen (Finnish), pinnallinen (Finnish), επιφανειακός (epifaneiakós) (Greek)
Disambiguation of 'existing or located on the surface': 39 39 2 4 4 9 3 Disambiguation of 'not thorough, concerned with the obvious or apparent': 2 2 2 44 44 1 3

Noun

IPA: /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-superficial.ogg Forms: superficials [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʃəl Etymology: Borrowing from Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), from superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|superficiālis||of or belonging to the surface}} Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), {{af|la|superficiēs|-ālis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=top, surface|t2=-al}} superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} superficial (plural superficials)
  1. (usually in the plural) A surface detail. Tags: plural-normally Related terms: superfice [archaic]
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2014, \"Little Green Men\": A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 43:",
          "text": "These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰",
          "type": "quote"
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        "(rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface."
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "saṭḥiyy",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "سَطْحِيّ"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "povǎrhnosten",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "повърхностен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biǎomiàn de",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "表面的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "pinnallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "pinta-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zedaṗiruli",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "ზედაპირული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "oberflächlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epifaneiakós",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "επιφανειακός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "epipólaios",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "ἐπιπόλαιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shitkhí",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "שִׁטְחִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "felszíni"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "felületi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "superficiale"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "superficiālis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "overfladisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "powierzchniowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povérxnostnyj",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "пове́рхностный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "yüzeysel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poverxnévyj",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "поверхне́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oybnoyfik",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "אויבנאויפֿיק"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "existing or located on the surface",
      "word": "sereyran"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiǎncéng",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "淺層 /浅层"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiǎn",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "淺 /浅"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "pinnallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "pinta-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "oberflächlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "äußerlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "ākahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "kirimoko"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "overfladisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povérxnostnyj",
      "sense": "on or immediately beneath the skin",
      "word": "пове́рхностный"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "appearing to be true",
      "word": "näennäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not thorough, concerned with the obvious or apparent",
      "word": "pintapuolinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not thorough, concerned with the obvious or apparent",
      "word": "pinnallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epifaneiakós",
      "sense": "not thorough, concerned with the obvious or apparent",
      "word": "επιφανειακός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "saṭḥiyy",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "سَطْحِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "udaśin",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "উদাসীন"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fūqiǎn",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "膚淺 /肤浅"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "povrchní"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "overfladisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "oppervlakkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "supraĵa"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "malprofunda"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "pinnapealne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "pinnallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "superficiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zedaṗiruli",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "ზედაპირული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "oberflächlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "richós",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "ρηχός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "avathís",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "αβαθής"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "epipólaios",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "ἐπιπόλαιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "shitkhí",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "שִׁטְחִי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sathī",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "सतही"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "felszínes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "felületes"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "yfirborðskenndur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "superficiale"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "of understanding",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "mōhio ngutu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "overfladisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "powierzchowny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neglubókij",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "неглубо́кий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povérxnostnyj",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "пове́рхностный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "faoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "superficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "ytlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "yüzeysel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "üstünkörü"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oybnoyfik",
      "sense": "lacking understanding or substance",
      "word": "אויבנאויפֿיק"
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