shallow 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

Examples

1.shallow water
2.established a shallow beachhead
3.hit the ball to shallow left field
4.a shallow dish
5.a shallow cut
6.a shallow closet

Antonym

deep 3

adjective

having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination

Derivationally related form

shallowness 2

noun

the quality of lacking physical depth

shallow 1

noun

a stretch of shallow water

Attribute

depth 1

noun

the extent downward or backward or inward

Similar_to

ankle-deep 1

adjective

coming only to the ankle or knee

fordable 1

adjective

shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle

neritic 2

adjective

relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast

superficial 4

adjective

occurring on or near the surface of the skin

reefy 1

adjective

full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals

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