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
Business lobbies say they aren’t fooled by such superficialities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Perhaps most important, though, is a lack of substance beyond the superficialities listed above.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2016
Right now, pundits are largely focused on the superficialities of nomenclature.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2014
It is indeed a poor sort of fool who does not know himself in his relations to the superficialities of his daily existence.
From A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Edwin Carlile Litsey
