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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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Novak’s movie is biting in both tone and nature, chewing into satirical targets such as America’s fierce culture wars, the superficiality of modern dating, the predations of the entertainment industry and the ravages of the opioid epidemic. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 July 2022 Some superficiality is unavoidable for someone like Yglesias, blessed with a large but nonspecialized readership. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 18 July 2022 But director Joseph Kosinski doesn’t just replicate Tony Scott’s emphatic superficiality. Armond White, National Review, 27 May 2022 Amid the sweat and superficiality of the first Coachella since 2019, the most maligned concert format felt vital again. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022 That superficiality feels part and parcel with the series as a whole. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022 The indifference to characters as sentient beings rather than pawns in a plot emerges in a twist that’s a long-standing marker of action-film superficiality: apocalyptic chaos. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2022 The fan-favorite innovative dating show that sprang forth a successful relationship for Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton in season 1 is returning to Netflix with a new cast of hopefuls hoping to find love free from the confines of superficiality. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 13 Jan. 2022 Both stunts signal Branagh’s lack of imagination — and worse, his superficiality. Armond White, National Review, 19 Nov. 2021 See More

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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