superficiality

noun

su·​per·​fi·​ci·​al·​i·​ty ˌsü-pər-ˌfi-shē-ˈa-lə-tē How to pronounce superficiality (audio)
plural superficialities
1
: the quality or state of being superficial
2
: something superficial

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What now? Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Sick of superficialities? Usa Today, USA Today, 12 May 2025 This is a growing movement that ought to be raising eyebrows and forthrightly made visible to its superficiality and smacks of a Jedi-trick look-the-other-way hand-waving. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 The song contrasts authentic love with the superficiality often found in relationships, urging the listener to let their guard down and accept something pure. Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025 Trump’s superficialities at times led Stan back to the deeper character. Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superficiality

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of superficiality was circa 1530

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“Superficiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superficiality. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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