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shallowness /ˈʃaləʊnəs /noun [mass noun]1Lack of physical depth: because of the shallowness of the water there are big temperature fluctuations...- If the pool were being built for toddlers, you would opt for shallowness.
- Neither the shallowness of the illusionistic space nor the interlocking of forms has anything to do with the limitations of the 'optical track'.
- The shallowness of the projected spaces gives the hands an iconic quality.
1.1Lack of strength or intensity: increased shallowness of breath...- Given the shallowness of the domestic market, and its vulnerability to harvest failure, foreign markets played a leading role in the stimulation of economic growth.
- My shallowness of knowledge in this area is epic, but if I can make it work, so can you.
- These recordings boast essentially modern sound, although I am not entirely pleased with the shallowness of the piano's tone.
2Lack of depth of character, insight, or serious thought: the shallowness of the characters left the movie flat Kate would scoff at her mother’s apparent shallowness the shallowness of their arguments...- The character is used to demonstrate the occasional shallowness of our society.
- The problem with the digital promise lies not its frivolity or its shallowness.
- Her shallowness in life has become almost a virtue in undeath.
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