shallownessn.

/ˈʃaləʊnɪs/

Etymology: < shallow adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

The quality of being shallow:

a. in physical senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > shallowness > [noun]

scheldhedc1450

shallowness1552

ebbness1637

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Shallownes or sholenes in water, uadum.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iii. f. 16^v The keeles of the shippes often tymes rased the sandes for shalownes of the water.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 512 The cause of greater tides he thinketh to be the shallownesse, and narrower shoares.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry xiii. 284 It may prove very commodious to place the Bed of the Cart under the Axle-tree at such a distance as the depth or shallowness of the Ways or Waters you are to go thro' requires.

1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) iii. 35 The wide-jointing of the masonry and the shallowness of the carving distinguish the old work from the new.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 17 The extreme shallowness of the Thames basin.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 891 An increasing shallowness of breathing down to absolute cessation.

b. Want of depth of character, thought, knowledge, etc.; superficiality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun] > quality of

shallowness1590

superficiality1618

superficialness1624

superficialism1830

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun]

lightnessc1384

levity1564

gaiety1573

light-mindedness?1574

shallowness1590

toyishness1595

lightheadedness1645

ludicrousness1664

unseriousness1672

flightiness1747

flirtishness1750

trivial-mindedness1872

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > emptiness or insubstantiality > want of depth

shallowness1590

1590 J. Greenwood Answere Giffords Def. 25 This bewrayeth your shallownes.

1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 8 What a shallownesse it would be, to require that of a Generall, which if he granted, his enterprise should be quite ouerthrowne.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vi. 228 There are other Persons without this Shallowness of Temper, Persons of a deeper Sense as to what is invisible and future.

1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (1873) 2nd Ser. 445 Some persons give one the notion of an abyss of shallowness.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. ii. i. 113 I was a fool: My shallowness I now must ridicule.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	shallowness
释义	shallownessn. /ˈʃaləʊnɪs/ Etymology: < shallow adj.¹ + -ness suffix. The quality of being shallow: a. in physical senses. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > shallowness > [noun] scheldhedc1450 shallowness1552 ebbness1637 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Shallownes or sholenes in water, uadum. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iii. f. 16^v The keeles of the shippes often tymes rased the sandes for shalownes of the water. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 512 The cause of greater tides he thinketh to be the shallownesse, and narrower shoares. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry xiii. 284 It may prove very commodious to place the Bed of the Cart under the Axle-tree at such a distance as the depth or shallowness of the Ways or Waters you are to go thro' requires. 1861 J. H. Parker Introd. Study Gothic Archit. (ed. 2) iii. 35 The wide-jointing of the masonry and the shallowness of the carving distinguish the old work from the new. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 17 The extreme shallowness of the Thames basin. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 891 An increasing shallowness of breathing down to absolute cessation. b. Want of depth of character, thought, knowledge, etc.; superficiality. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun] > quality of shallowness1590 superficiality1618 superficialness1624 superficialism1830 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > light-mindedness > [noun] lightnessc1384 levity1564 gaiety1573 light-mindedness?1574 shallowness1590 toyishness1595 lightheadedness1645 ludicrousness1664 unseriousness1672 flightiness1747 flirtishness1750 trivial-mindedness1872 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > emptiness or insubstantiality > want of depth shallowness1590 1590 J. Greenwood Answere Giffords Def. 25 This bewrayeth your shallownes. 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 8 What a shallownesse it would be, to require that of a Generall, which if he granted, his enterprise should be quite ouerthrowne. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vi. 228 There are other Persons without this Shallowness of Temper, Persons of a deeper Sense as to what is invisible and future. 1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (1873) 2nd Ser. 445 Some persons give one the notion of an abyss of shallowness. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. ii. i. 113 I was a fool: My shallowness I now must ridicule. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1552
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