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Definitions for shallow
ˈʃæl oʊshal·low
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Princeton's WordNet
shoal, shallow(adj)
a stretch of shallow water
shallow(adj)
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
"shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
shallow(adj)
not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
"shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"
shallow(verb)
lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
"shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"
shallow, shoal(verb)
make shallow
"The silt shallowed the canal"
shallow, shoal(verb)
become shallow
"the lake shallowed over time"
Wiktionary
shallow(Noun)
A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; apparently related to sceald.
shallow(Verb)
To make or become less deep
Etymology: Origin uncertain; apparently related to sceald.
shallow(Adjective)
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; apparently related to sceald.
shallow(Adjective)
Extending not far downward.
The water is shallow here
Etymology: Origin uncertain; apparently related to sceald.
shallow(Adjective)
Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle
Etymology: Origin uncertain; apparently related to sceald.
shallow(Adjective)
Lacking interest or substance.
The acting is good, but the characters are shallow
Etymology: Origin uncertain; apparently related to sceald.
Webster Dictionary
Shallow
not deep; having little depth; shoal
Etymology: [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skjlgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. Shelve to slope, Shoal shallow.]
Shallow
not deep in tone
Etymology: [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skjlgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. Shelve to slope, Shoal shallow.]
Shallow
not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant; superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning
Etymology: [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skjlgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. Shelve to slope, Shoal shallow.]
Shallow(noun)
a place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf
Etymology: [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skjlgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. Shelve to slope, Shoal shallow.]
Shallow(noun)
the rudd
Etymology: [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skjlgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. Shelve to slope, Shoal shallow.]
Shallow(verb)
to make shallow
Etymology: [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skjlgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. Shelve to slope, Shoal shallow.]
Shallow(verb)
to become shallow, as water
Etymology: [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skjlgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. Shelve to slope, Shoal shallow.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Shallow
shal′ō, n. a sandbank: a place over which the water is not deep: a shoal.—adj. not deep: not profound: not wise: trifling.—v.t. to make shallow.—v.i. to grow shallow.—adjs. Shall′ow-brained, -pā′ted, weak in intellect; Shall′ow-heart′ed, not capable of deep feelings.—adv. Shall′owly (Shak.), simply, foolishly.—n. Shall′owness. [Scand., Ice. skjálgr, wry; cf. Ger. scheel.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shallow in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shallow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of shallow in a Sentence
A hollow mind is only liked relentlessly by many fellow who are also of equal shallow thinking capability.
Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it but as I drink, I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is.
It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
I dove into the pool with my shoes, wallet, car keys -- the whole nine, and I swam with him( Luka) in my arms the best I could hold him from the midway point of the pool to the shallow end and hoisted him and John Cassabria out of the pool.
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- ضحلArabic
- һайBashkir
- superficial, poc profund, plaCatalan, Valencian
- mělčina, povrchní, mělkýCzech
- lavvandet, lav, overfladisk, flad, åndsforladtDanish
- oberflächlich, seicht, Untiefe, flachGerman
- ρηχόςGreek
- malprofundaEsperanto
- superficial, bajo, desinteresante, bajofondo, poco profundoSpanish
- azalekoBasque
- تخت, تنک, کم عمقPersian
- pinnallinen, matalaFinnish
- baisse, haut-fond, superficiel, peu profond, bas-fondFrench
- eu-domhainn, faoin, tanalachdScottish Gaelic
- उथलाHindi
- sekélyes, lapos, felületes, felszínes, sekélyHungarian
- ծանծաղArmenian
- pauco profundeInterlingua
- dangkalIndonesian
- poco profondo, superficiale, seccaItalian
- 川瀬, 浅いJapanese
- მარჩხობიGeorgian
- 여울Korean
- seklusLithuanian
- seklsLatvian
- pāti, pāpakuMāori
- плитак, површен, плитокMacedonian
- တိမ်Burmese
- overfladisk, grunn, overflatisk, lav, flatNorwegian
- ondiep, ondiepte, oppervlakkigDutch
- lav, flat, overflatisk, grunnNorwegian Nynorsk
- płytkiPolish
- raso, rasa, desinteressante, superficialPortuguese
- puțin adânc, platRomanian
- мель, поверхностный, мелкий, отмель, неглубокийRussian
- plytkýSlovak
- cekëtinëAlbanian
- ytlig, grundSwedish
- ஆழமற்றTamil
- sığTurkish
- поверхневий, мілкий, мілина, неглибокийUkrainian
- ارےUrdu
- Nông cạnVietnamese
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