Shallow Definition
shălō
shallowest, shallowing, shallows, shallower
adjective
shallowest, shallower
Not deep.
A shallow lake.
Webster's New World
Measuring little from bottom to top or surface; lacking physical depth.
American Heritage
Lacking depth of character, intellect, or meaning; superficial.
Webster's New World
Slight; weak.
Shallow breathing.
Webster's New World
In the part of a playing area that is closer to home plate.
Shallow left field.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
shallows
A shallow place in a body of water; shoal.
Webster's New World
A fish, the rudd.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- shoal
- triviality
- superficiality
- speciosity
- sounding
- shallowness
- inanity
- emptiness
- Often used in plural: shoal
verb
shallowing, shallows
To make or become shallow.
American Heritage
To make or become shallow.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Shallow
Noun
Singular:
shallowPlural:
shallowsAdjective
Base Form:
shallow
Comparative:
shallowerSuperlative:
shallowestOrigin of Shallow
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From Middle English schalowe (“not deep, shallow"); apparently related to Old English sceald (“shallow"). See also shoal.
From Wiktionary
Middle English schalowe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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