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shallow shallow definition

shallow


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shallow 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shallow 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shallow 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shallow 
 
  2  senses  of  shallow 
 
  Sense  1 
  shallow,  shoal 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  shallow,  shoal 
  =>  change 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shallow 
 
  shallow  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shallow 
 
  Sense  1 
  shallow,  shoal 
  =>  change,  alter 
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  Sense  2 
  shallow,  shoal 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  shallow 
  shallow 
  shallow  fording 
  shallowness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shallow 
 
  The  noun  shallow  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shoal,  shallow  --  (a  stretch  of  shallow  water) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shallow 
 
  The  verb  shallow  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shallow,  shoal  --  (make  shallow;  "The  silt  shallowed  the  canal") 
  2.  shallow,  shoal  --  (become  shallow;  "the  lake  shallowed  over  time") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shallow 
 
  The  adj  shallow  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  shallow  --  (lacking  physical  depth;  having  little  spatial  extension;  downward  ("shallow  water";  "a  shallow  dish");  or  inward  from  an  outer  surface  ("a  shallow  cut");  or  backward  ("a  shallow  closet";  "established  a  shallow  beachhead");  or  outward  from  a  center  ((sports)  "hit  the  ball  to  shallow  left  field")) 
  2.  shallow  --  (not  deep  or  strong;  not  affecting  one  deeply;  "shallow  breathing";  "a  night  of  shallow  fretful  sleep";  "in  a  shallow  trance") 
  3.  shallow  --  (lacking  depth  of  intellect  or  knowledge;  concerned  only  with  what  is  obvious;  "shallow  people";  "his  arguments  seemed  shallow  and  tedious") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  shallow 
 
  3  senses  of  shallow 
 
  Sense  1 
  shallow  (vs.  deep) 
 
  deep  (vs.  shallow) 
  =>  abysmal,  abyssal 
  =>  bottomless 
  =>  deep-water 
  =>  in  depth(prenominal) 
  =>  profound,  unfathomed,  unplumbed,  unsounded 
  =>  walk-in(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  2 
  shallow  (vs.  deep) 
 
  deep  (vs.  shallow) 
  =>  heavy,  profound,  sound,  wakeless 
  =>  profound 
 
  Sense  3 
  shallow 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  superficial)  ->  profound 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  shallow 
 
  3  senses  of  shallow 
 
  Sense  1 
  shallow  (vs.  deep) 
  =>  ankle-deep,  knee-deep 
  =>  fordable 
  =>  reefy,  shelfy,  shelvy,  shoal,  shoaly 
 
  Sense  2 
  shallow  (vs.  deep) 
  =>  light,  wakeful 
  =>  skin-deep,  superficial,  surface(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  3 
  shallow 
  =>  superficial  (vs.  profound) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  shallow 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  shallow 
 
  Sense  1 
  shallow  (vs.  deep) 
  =>  depth 
 
  Sense  2 
  shallow  (vs.  deep) 
  =>  depth 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  shallow 
 
  shallow  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  shallow 
  shallow 
  shallow-draft 
  shallow-draught 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shallow 
 
  The  noun  shallow  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shoal,  shallow  --  (a  stretch  of  shallow  water) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shallow 
 
  The  verb  shallow  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  shallow,  shoal  --  (make  shallow;  "The  silt  shallowed  the  canal") 
  2.  shallow,  shoal  --  (become  shallow;  "the  lake  shallowed  over  time") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shallow 
 
  The  adj  shallow  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  shallow  --  (lacking  physical  depth;  having  little  spatial  extension;  downward  ("shallow  water";  "a  shallow  dish");  or  inward  from  an  outer  surface  ("a  shallow  cut");  or  backward  ("a  shallow  closet";  "established  a  shallow  beachhead");  or  outward  from  a  center  ((sports)  "hit  the  ball  to  shallow  left  field")) 
  2.  shallow  --  (not  deep  or  strong;  not  affecting  one  deeply;  "shallow  breathing";  "a  night  of  shallow  fretful  sleep";  "in  a  shallow  trance") 
  3.  shallow  --  (lacking  depth  of  intellect  or  knowledge;  concerned  only  with  what  is  obvious;  "shallow  people";  "his  arguments  seemed  shallow  and  tedious") 



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