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Not exhibiting, requiring, or capable of serious thought
“They were both beautiful, popular people and their pairing had only seemed natural to everyone else despite how shallow I thought Mandy was.”
Lacking physical depth
“You must lay me in a shallow grave, where the gentle rain and the warm sun may reach me.”
(of a light beam) Low in width or intensity
“Spire spun to see a cloaked figure at his side, the solitary lantern casting a shallow beam of light upon the face of Rose Everhart.”
Not very convincing
Unimportant or insignificant in nature
Smooth and superficially impressive, but typically insincere or shallow
Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor
Small in stature due to having relatively little height
Bearing the characteristics of a simpleton, or someone who is uneducated
Not highly intellectual or cultured
Of, relating to, or located in the waters by a shore
Vague, lacking in detail
Situated near to, or below, the ground, the horizon, or sea level
Suggestive of pretentious materialism
Elementary or narrow in scope or outlook
Having a naive or unsuspecting nature
An area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep
“The boy was standing in the shallow of the river and a fishing net was in his hands.”
Low-lying land, especially a marsh
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