■ adjective
1》 existing or occurring at or on the surface.
2》 apparent rather than actual.
3》 not thorough or deep; cursory.
↘lacking depth of character or understanding.
4》 Brit. Building denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered.
Derivatives
~ity -ʃɪ'alɪti noun ( plural ~ities ).
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from late L. ~is , from L. superficies (see superficies ).