shallow meaning and definition

SHALLOW noun

Definition of shallow (noun)

1. a stretch of shallow water
   • synonyms: shoal

SHALLOW verb

Definition of shallow (verb)

1. make shallow
   • "The silt shallowed the canal"
   • synonyms: shoal
2. become shallow
   • "the lake shallowed over time"
   • synonyms: shoal

SHALLOW adjective

Definition of shallow (adjective)

1. lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
   • "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
   • antonym: deep
2. not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
   • "shallow breathing"; "a night of shallow fretful sleep"; "in a shallow trance"
   • antonym: deep
3. lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
   • "shallow people"; "his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"