What does shallow mean?

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" not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance" lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people

What part of speech is shallow?

Shallow is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.

How many definitions does shallow have?

Shallow has 6 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).

Shallow Definition & Meaning

shallow

adjective

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"
not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"
lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"

noun

a stretch of shallow water

verb

make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"
become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"

Synonyms for shallow

"Shallow" in song lyrics

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"id dive in my verse but the waters too shallow"
Artists Over Industry — Nose to the Grindstone
"Keeping you shallow"
Aztlan Underground — Preachers of the Blind State
"Weak, but you sold, the death of your subtext, is shallow"
Babyface Fensta — Nobody Does it Better

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Frequently asked questions

What does shallow mean?: 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" not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply; "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance" lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; "shallow people
What part of speech is shallow?: Shallow is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
How many definitions does shallow have?: Shallow has 6 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).