- Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow.
- Apparent rather than actual or substantial: a superficial resemblance.
- Trivial; insignificant: made only a few superficial changes in the manuscript.
[Middle English, from Old French superficiel, from Latin superficiālis, from superficiēs, surface. See superficies.]
superficiality su'per·fi'ci·al'i·ty (-fĭsh'ē-ăl'ĭ-tē) or su'per·fi'cial·ness (-fĭsh'əl-nĭs) n.superficially su'per·fi'cial·ly adv.





