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- pronunciation:
- shae
lo
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
shallower, shallowest |
definition 1: |
measuring little from top to bottom; lacking depth.
The water was so shallow that we could walk out far into the lake.This bowl is too shallow for these flowers.- antonyms:
- deep
- similar words:
- shoal, thin
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definition 2: |
lacking deep thought or consideration; superficial.
How can you marry someone with such a shallow mind?They took offense at his shallow remarks.The professor commented that her analysis of the poem was rather shallow.- synonyms:
- superficial
- antonyms:
- deep, profound
- similar words:
- artificial, empty, frivolous, frothy, idle, insubstantial, light, meaningless, petty, skin-deep, slight, surface, trifling, trivial, vacuous
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related words: |
casual, cursory, flimsy, inane, light, low, sketchy, thoughtless, weak |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
(usu. pl.) a place where the water is not deep.
The children played in the shallows near the shore.- synonyms:
- shoal
- antonyms:
- deep
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related words: |
flat |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
shallows, shallowing, shallowed |
definition: |
to make or become shallow.
- synonyms:
- shoal
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derivations: |
shallowly (adv.), shallowness (n.) |
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