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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shal•low /ˈʃæloʊ/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - of little depth;
not deep:shallow water. - lacking depth or seriousness;
superficial:a shallow mind. - taking in a small amount of air in each breath:shallow breathing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shal•low (shal′ō),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n., adv., v. adj. - of little depth;
not deep:shallow water. - lacking depth;
superficial:a mind that is not narrow but shallow. - taking in a relatively small amount of air in each inhalation:shallow breathing.
- Sport[Baseball.]relatively close to home plate:The shortstop caught the pop fly in shallow left field.
n. - Usually, shallows. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a shallow part of a body of water;
shoal.
adv. - Sport[Baseball.]at a shallow position:With the pitcher up, the outfielders played shallow.
v.t., v.i. - to make or become shallow.
- 1350–1400; Middle English schalowe (adjective, adjectival); akin to Old English sceald shallow (see shoal1)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shallow /ˈʃæləʊ/ adj - having little depth
- lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
n - (often plural) a shallow place in a body of water; shoal
vb - to make or become shallow
Etymology: 15th Century: related to Old English sceald shallow; see shoal1ˈshallowly adv ˈshallowness n |