superficialismn.
/ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˌsjuːpəˈfɪʃl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌsjuːpəˈfɪʃəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈfɪʃəlɪzm/ Superficial character or interest; superficiality.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [noun] > superficiality
superficiality1618
superficialness1624
superficialty1826
superficialism1830
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun] > quality of
shallowness1590
superficiality1618
superficialness1624
superficialism1830
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > carelessness or lack of thoroughness or exactness
superficiality1618
perfunctoriness1626
slovenliness1641
overliness1650
perfunction1656
cursoriness1727
slightness1817
slapdash1826
rough and readiness1854
superficialism1860
slapdasherya1871
sloppiness1884
slapdashness1929
1830 J. J. Park Let. Nov. in Dogmas of Constit. (1832) p. xviii They will tell you that their wisdom and profundity are held at the mercy of the superficialism and conceit of the half-witted statesmen of Congress.
1860 S. Smiles Self-help (new ed.) xi. 281 The multiplication of books..tends rather towards superficialism than depth or vigour of thinking.
1895 Evening Post (Denver) 25 Oct. 8/3 The principal defect of the public schools was superficialism, making the pupils deficient alike in industrial, manual and physical training.
1915 Biblical World 46 398 One was moved by religious convictions and indignant observation of half-heathen practices to denounce the injustice and the superficialism of the people of Bethel.
1998 Philos. Stud. 92 27 They tend to suffer from what I call ‘superficialism’, an insistence on surface criteria that can conceal important distinctions that a deeper analysis might reveal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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