shallowness meaning

UK US /ˈʃæloʊnəs/ 3 syllables

shallowness (noun): lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling.

shallowness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

shallowness as a noun

  1. lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling

    Synonyms: superficiality

    Type of: depth

    Kinds: glibness, sciolism

    Related forms: shallow

  2. the quality of lacking physical depth
    • take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive

    Opposite: deepness

    Type of: depth

    Kinds: superficiality

    Related forms: shallow

How to pronounce shallowness

shallowness is pronounced /ˈʃæloʊnəs/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in SS · 11-letter words

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