shallow

shallow
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Lacking physical depth]
Syn. shoal, depthless, slight, inconsiderable, superficial, with the bottom in plain sight, with no depth, with little depth, not deep, as deep as a mud puddle*, not deep enough to float a match*, no deeper than a heavy dew*.
Ant. deep*, bottomless, unfathomable.
2. [Lacking intellectual depth]
Syn. superficial, simple, silly, trifling, frothy, insane, frivolous, superficial, petty, foolish, farcical, idle, unintelligent, piffling*, piddling*, namby-pamby*, lightweight*, wishy-washy*; see also dull 3 , stupid 1 .
Ant. profound*, philosophic, wise.
See Synonym Study at superficial .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
superficial, surface, lacking depth, skin-deep, slight, weak, lacking character, meaningless, empty, frivolous.
ANT.: deep, profound, in-depth
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Measuring little from bottom to top or surface: shoal. See SURFACE. 2. Lacking in intellectual depth or thoroughness: cursory, one-dimensional, sketchy, skin-deep, superficial, uncritical. See SURFACE. II noun A shallow part of a body of water. Often used in plural: shoal. See SURFACE.

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  • Shallow — Shal low, a. [Compar. {Shallower}; superl. {Shallowest}.] [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skj[=a]lgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. {Shelve} to slope, {Shoal} shallow.] 1. Not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shallow — [shal′ō] adj. [ME shalow < OE * scealw < IE base * (s)kel , to dry out > SHOAL2, Gr skellein] 1. not deep [a shallow lake] 2. lacking depth of character, intellect, or meaning; superficial 3. slight; weak [shallow breathing] …   English World dictionary

  • Shallow — Shal low, v. t. To make shallow. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shallow — Shal low, v. i. To become shallow, as water. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shallow — [adj1] not deep cursory, depthless, empty, flat, hollow, inconsiderable, sand bar, shelf, shoal, slight, superficial, surface, trifling, trivial, unsound; concepts 737,777 Ant. deep shallow [adj2] unintelligent, ignorant cursory, empty, empty… …   New thesaurus

  • shallow — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of little depth. 2) not showing, requiring, or capable of serious thought. ► NOUN (shallows) ▪ a shallow area of water. DERIVATIVES shallowly adverb shallowness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Shallow — Shal low, n. 1. A place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf. [1913 Webster] A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon shallows of gravel. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Dashed on the shallows of the moving… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shallow — index barren, cursory, fatuous, frivolous, puerile, superficial, trivial, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • shallow — (adj.) c.1400, schalowe not deep, probably from O.E. sceald (see SHOAL (Cf. shoal)). Of breathing, attested from 1875; of thought or feeling, superficial, first recorded 1580s. The noun, usually shallows, is first recorded 1570s, from the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • shallow — adj *superficial, cursory, uncritical Analogous words: slim, slight, slender, *thin: trivial, trifling, *petty, paltry: empty, hollow, idle, *vain …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • shallow — 01. The sign said, Warning: [Shallow] water Do Not Dive. 02. The children were wading around in the warm [shallow] water of the bay, trying to catch fish. 03. The body of an unknown man has been found in a [shallow] grave in a forested area on… …   Grammatical examples in English

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