superficial
adjective (NOT SERIOUS) /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/
/-pɚ-/ disapprovingDefinition
C2 (of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important: He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial.Not showing careful thought superficiality /-ˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/
/-ˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Not showing careful thoughtIncomplete superficially /-i/ adverb C2 The job I've been offered is superficially (= seems to be) attractive/appealing, but I think I might find it boring after a while. Religious education is poorly and superficially taught in most schools.IncompleteSeeming and purporting to beFaking and pretendingNot showing careful thought
/-ˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Not showing careful thoughtIncomplete superficially /-i/ adverb C2 The job I've been offered is superficially (= seems to be) attractive/appealing, but I think I might find it boring after a while. Religious education is poorly and superficially taught in most schools.IncompleteSeeming and purporting to beFaking and pretendingNot showing careful thought(Definition of superficial adjective (NOT SERIOUS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- airy adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- flip adjective
- flippant adjective
- frivolity noun
- frivolous adjective
- ill-conceived adjective
- incautious adjective
- lightweight adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- off the cuff idiom
- pat adjective
- preconceived adjective
- shallow adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- skin-deep adjective
- superficial adjective (ONLY ON SURFACE)
- thoughtless adjective
- unconsidered adjective
- unthinking adjective
- wild adjective (NOT THOUGHT ABOUT)
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