adj
Meaning 1
Shallow, superficial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: bone-deep
Standard Lemma guide
skin-deep
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
penetrating no deeper than the skin:
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- her beauty is only skin-deep
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: повърхностен (povǎrhnosten) — superficial
- Bulgarian: недълбок (nedǎlbok) — superficial
- Chinese Mandarin: 膚淺 /肤浅 (fūqiǎn) — superficial
- Dutch: oppervlakkig — superficial
- German: oberflächlich — superficial
- Māori: kirimoko — superficial
- Spanish: superficial — superficial
- Vietnamese: bề ngoài — superficial