superficiality
noun /ˌsuːpəˌfɪʃiˈæləti/
/ˌsuːpərˌfɪʃiˈæləti/
[uncountable]- (often disapproving) the fact that something is not careful and only considers what is obvious
- Academic reviewers criticized the superficiality of his writing.
- (disapproving) the fact that somebody/something is not serious or important and lacks any depth of understanding or feeling synonym shallowness (1)
- John was routinely accused of glibness and superficiality.
- the superficiality and lovelessness of their relationship