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adjective
- 1. not deep or lasting; superficial: "the writer's allure is real, but her wisdom is only skin-deep"
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adjective. uk / ˌskɪnˈdiːp / us / ˌskɪnˈdiːp / Add to word list. not carefully considered or strongly felt: After the first half-hour she realized that her new-found confidence was no more than skin-deep. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not showing careful thought. airily. airiness. airy. bang something out. bash something out.
The meaning of SKIN-DEEP is as deep as the skin. How to use skin-deep in a sentence.
powerful or strong only in appearance: Her confidence was only skin-deep. (Definition of skin-deep from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of skin-deep. skin-deep. Everyone cultivates a fashionable, skin-deep vulnerability; underneath, they're superheroes with jujitsu skills and heads full of put-downs.
Anything that's skin-deep is shallow or superficial. Your skin-deep commitment to saving the environment isn't terribly serious.
Something that is only skin deep is not a major or important feature of something, although it may appear to be. Beauty is only skin deep. He denies that racism is just skin-deep.
Skin-deep definition: superficial or slight; not profound or substantial. See examples of SKIN-DEEP used in a sentence.
Define skin-deep. skin-deep synonyms, skin-deep pronunciation, skin-deep translation, English dictionary definition of skin-deep. adj. Superficial; shallow: a skin-deep acquaintanceship. adv. In a shallow manner; superficially.