shallowness

noun

Definition of shallownessnext
1
as in superficiality

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2
as in elevation

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  1. superficiality
  2. elevation
  3. height
  4. altitude
  5. stature
Noun
  • Grande matched her co-star’s vocal prowess, but her numbers tend to reflect her character’s superficiality.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Scorpios aren’t interested in superficiality; on the contrary, their urge to merge with another mind, body and soul is strong.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
  • Mendoza’s elevations clock in at around 3,280 feet and intense sunlight from the semi-arid climate paired with strong winds from the Andes make for a perfect storm providing optimal wine growing conditions.
    Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The forecast suggests that higher elevations and regions typically known for a white Christmas are more likely to see snow, but the key factor for lower elevations will depend on temperatures during Christmas Eve and Day.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of elevation
Noun
  • The two cooks' successes and failures are great fun to watch, particularly the series of scenes in which Child, having just enrolled in a cooking program, practices cutting hundreds of onions, the slices forming a pile that matches her own impressive height.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • By 2100, the study warns, storms in the Pacific Northwest could temporarily raise ocean heights up to three times more than current levels, dramatically increasing flood risks.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of height
Noun
  • Pilots were sometimes getting reads of their altitude, not above the ice, but above the ground beneath the ice.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The sun at this altitude can be surprisingly intense, so dress in layers to stay comfortable.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of altitude
Noun
  • Scott’s fanboy identity can fit awkwardly with his rising stature in Hollywood.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Some were confirmed, others simply enhanced his mythical stature as one of baseball’s most entertaining characters.
    Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of stature
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