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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessuperficialità
Pronunciation / Transliteration: superficialità
"Non posso sopportare la superficialità di certe persone."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Lack of depth of character, understanding, or quality.
"The superficiality of the conversation left her feeling unfulfilled."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin superficialitas, formed from Latin superficialis ('pertaining to the surface'), originating from facies ('face, surface'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from a purely geometric and physical description of surfaces to a psychological and intellectual critique of lack of depth or substance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Superficiality" is said worldwide
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superficialité
Transliteration: superficialité
"Il a critiqué la superficialité de cette analyse."
Oberflächlichkeit
Transliteration: Oberflächlichkeit
"Die Oberflächlichkeit des Artikels enttäuschte die Leser."
superficialità
Transliteration: superficialità
"Non posso sopportare la superficialità di certe persone."
superficialidad
Transliteration: superficialidad
"La superficialidad de sus argumentos era evidente."
superficialidade
Transliteration: superficialidade
"Ela detestava a superficialidade do mundo da moda."
उथलापन
Transliteration: uthalapan
"उसके भाषण में विचारों का उथलापन साफ दिखाई दे रहा था।"
肤浅
Transliteration: fūqiǎn
"这部电影因其情节的肤浅而受到批评。"
피상성
Transliteration: pisangseong
"그는 그 논문의 피상성을 지적했다."
表面的
Transliteration: hyōmenteki
"彼の議論には大きな表表面的な部分があった。"
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