shallow

adj., -er, -est.

1. Measuring little from bottom to top or surface; lacking physical depth.
2. Lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge: "This is a shallow parody of America" (Lloyd Rose).
3. Marked by insufficient inhalation of air; weak: shallow respirations.
4. In the part of a playing area that is closer to home plate: shallow left field.

n.
A part of a body of water of little depth; a shoal. Often used in the plural: abandoned the boat in the shallows.

tr. & intr.v., -lowed, -low·ing, -lows.
To make or become shallow.

[Middle English schalowe.]

shallowly shal'low·ly adv.
shallowness shal'low·ness n.

adjective

1. Measuring little from bottom to top or surface: shoal. See surface/depth.
2. Lacking in intellectual depth or thoroughness: cursory, one-dimensional, sketchy, skin-deep, superficial, uncritical. See surface/depth.

noun

A shallow part of a body of water. shoal. See surface/depth.

adj

Definition: not deep
Antonyms: deep

adj

Definition: unintelligent, ignorant
Antonyms: aware, considered, deep, intelligent, profound, serious, thoughtful

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IN BRIEF: Not deep, especially regarding a lake. Also: Lacking deep thought or feeling.

The swimming pool has a shallow end and a deep end.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lavvandet, grundet, flad, overfladisk
n. - grundt sted
v. tr. - gøre mere lavvandet
v. intr. - blive overfladisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondiep, zonder diepgang, oppervlakkig, ondiepte, ondiep maken/worden

Français (French)
adj. - peu profond, au marches basses (des escaliers), superficiel, plat, creux
n. - bas fonds (npl)
v. tr. - rendre peu profond
v. intr. - devenir peu profond

Deutsch (German)
n. - Flachwasser
adj. - seicht, flach, oberflächlich (Atmung)
v. - flach machen, flach werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (πληθ.) ρηχά, αβαθή (νερά)
adj. - αβαθής, ρηχός, (μτφ.) επιδερμικός, επιφανειακός, αβασάνιστος, αστόχαστος

Italiano (Italian)
acqua bassa, bassofondo, superficiale, frivolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - baixo (m), profundo (m)
adj. - superficial

Русский (Russian)
мелкий, поверхностный, мелеть, мелководье

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bajo, poco profundo, superficial, llano, frívolo, ligero
n. - bajío, bajos
v. tr. - hacer menos profundo
v. intr. - hacerse menos profundo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grund, grunt ställe
adj. - grund, flat, ytlig, flack

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
浅的, 肤浅的, 水浅的地方, 浅滩, 使变浅, 变浅

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 淺的, 膚淺的
n. - 水淺的地方, 淺灘
v. tr. - 使變淺
v. intr. - 變淺

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 얕은, 천박한, (호흡량이) 적은
n. - 물이 얕은 곳, 여울, 모래톱
v. tr. - 얕게 하다
v. intr. - 얕아지다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 浅い, 浅薄な, 表面的な
n. - 浅瀬
v. - 浅くなる, 浅くする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضحاله (صفه) ضحل, قليل ألعمق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רדוד, לא-עמוק, שטחי, חסר-עמקות, לא-רציני‬
n. - ‮מקום רדוד, מי רקק‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה באופן שטחי/רדוד‬
v. intr. - ‮נעשה רדוד, נעשה לשטחי‬

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