superficiality
noun
the fact or quality of being at or near, or relating to, the surface.
superficialities
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pluralof superficiality.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But the values enshrined in “English” go beyond pop cultural superficialities.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2023
I think there is something deeper than superficialities like race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Don’t wander too far in the weeds, but try to find some way to get him to move past the few superficialities he’ll have memorized.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2016
Right now, pundits are largely focused on the superficialities of nomenclature.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2014
They find it very hard to waste the days in superficialities.
From The Girl and Her Religion by Margaret Slattery
