oberflächlich
superficial, shallow
English translations
- 01
superficial
- 02
shallow
Word details
- German meaning
- Nicht tiefgehend; nur an der Oberfläche.
- English meaning
- superficial
- Synonym
- äußerlich, banal
- German example
- Ihre Kenntnisse sind nur oberflächlich.
- English example
- Her knowledge is only superficial.
- Comparative
- oberflächlicherSuperlative: am oberflächlichsten
- Opposite of
- superficialgenau / gründlich
Related words
- Boulevardpresse
Tabloid press
- Scheinsieg
Pyrrhic victory
- Scheinlogik
Specious logic
- Pseudoargument
Pseudo-argument
- überfliegen
To skim
- babbeln
To chatter, to babble
- schrammen
Scratch
- seicht
shallow
- Schürzenjäger
womanizer
- vordergründig
Superficial
- Dünnbrettbohrer
know-it-all
- Schramme
Scratch
- Pseudophilosophie
Pseudophilosophy
- durchblättern
to leaf through
- frivol
Frivolous
- äußerlich
External, superficial
- kursorisch
Cursory
- tiefgründig
profound
- Kratzer
A scratch is a superficial damage to a surface.
- Frivolität
Frivolity
- Philosophaster
Philosophaster
- Afterphilosophie
Armchair philosophy
- Halbwissen
Superficial knowledge, smattering
- ritzen
To scratch or cut superficially with a sharp object.
- dilettieren
"Dilettieren" means to engage with an art or science in a superficial, non-professional way.
- durchsehen
To look through, to review
- querlesen
To skim
- flüchtig
Fleeting
- epifaszial
Epifascial
- larifari
nonsense, idle talk
Example sentences with “oberflächlich”
Das ist eine oberflächliche Analyse. (That is a superficial analysis.)
Frequently asked questions
Can it describe a person?
Yes, someone who is shallow is 'oberflächlich'.