Definitions for shallow
ˈʃæl oʊshal·low

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. shoal, shallow(adj)

   a stretch of shallow water

2. 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"

3. shallow(adj)

   not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply

   "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"

4. shallow(verb)

   lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious

   "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"

5. shallow, shoal(verb)

   make shallow

   "The silt shallowed the canal"

6. shallow, shoal(verb)

   become shallow

   "the lake shallowed over time"

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shallow(Noun)

   A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.

   The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.

2. shallow(Verb)

   To make or become less deep

3. shallow(Adjective)

   Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

4. shallow(Adjective)

   Extending not far downward.

   The water is shallow here

5. shallow(Adjective)

   Concerned mainly with superficial matters.

   It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle

6. shallow(Adjective)

   Lacking interest or substance.

   The acting is good, but the characters are shallow

Origin: Origin uncertain; apparently related to sceald.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Shallow

   not deep; having little depth; shoal

2. Shallow

   not deep in tone

3. Shallow

   not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant; superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning

4. Shallow(noun)

   a place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf

5. Shallow(noun)

   the rudd

6. Shallow(verb)

   to make shallow

7. Shallow(verb)

   to become shallow, as water

Origin: [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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shallow' in Adjectives Frequency: #757

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1. hallows

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shallow in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shallow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of shallow in a Sentence

1. Ashley Dean Mair:

   Pool of Shallow Waters

2. Oscar Wilde:

   Only the shallow know themselves.

3. Oscar Wilde:

   Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

4. Thomas Carlyle:

   Silence is deep as Eternity; Speech is shallow as Time.

5. Oscar Wilde:

   It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances.

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