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superficiality

su·per·fi·ciality

UK/ˌsuː.pə.fɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/ uncommon

noun

1.

lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling

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2.

shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something

  • “he ignored the wound because of its superficiality”

Origin

From superficial + -ity.

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