Meaning

7 senses
  1. (relational)Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.

    oberflächlich

    пове́рхностныйpovérxnostnyj

    поверхне́вийpoverxnévyj

    occurring on or near the surface of the skin

  2. Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.

    (often, relational)Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.

    superficial muscles

    The epidermis is superficial to the subcutis.

    oberflächlich, äußerlich

    пове́рхностныйpovérxnostnyj

  3. Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.

  4. Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.

    concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually

  5. Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.

    Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.

    oberflächlich

    неглубо́кийneglubókij, пове́рхностныйpovérxnostnyj

    of little substance or significance

  6. (rare)Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.

  7. (UK)Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.

    one superficial foot

Examples

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  1. Do people ever accuse you of being superficial?

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  2. Tom is quite superficial.

    deTom ist ziemlich oberflächlich.

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  3. It's just a superficial wound.

    deEs ist bloß eine oberflächliche Wunde.

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  4. Tom's injuries are superficial.

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  5. Tom is superficial, isn't he?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
existing or located on the surface:
Русский
By meaning 2
existing or located on the surface:
lacking understanding or substance:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
existing or located on the surface:
on or immediately beneath the skin:

Origin

Borrowing from Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), from superfici

Borrowing from Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), from superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

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