adj.
- existing or occurring at or on the surface.
- apparent rather than actual.
- not thorough or deep; cursory.
▸lacking depth of character or understanding.
- Brit. Building denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered.
Derivative
- superficiality
/-ʃɪˈalɪti/
n. (pl. superficialities)
. - superficially adv.
- superficialness n.
Etymology
ME: from late L. superficialis, from L. superficies (see superficies).
