superficiality
noun
su·per·fi·ci·al·i·ty
ˌsü-pər-ˌfi-shē-ˈa-lə-tē 
plural superficialities
1
: the quality or state of being superficial
2
: something superficial
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Usa Today, USA Today, 12 May 2025
This is a growing movement that ought to be raising eyebrows and forthrightly made visible to its superficiality and smacks of a Jedi-trick look-the-other-way hand-waving.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The song contrasts authentic love with the superficiality often found in relationships, urging the listener to let their guard down and accept something pure.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
Trump’s superficialities at times led Stan back to the deeper character.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for superficiality
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“Superficiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superficiality. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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