SUPERFICIALITY

[noun] [U]Despite a certain superficiality of analysis (= its only dealing with the obvious parts of its subject), the book contains some interesting new ideas.It was impossible for him to conceal the superficiality of his knowledge (= how slight it was).We were struck by her superficiality (= her lack of serious thinking and caring very much).The doctor says that because of the superficiality of the wound (= because it is only the surface of the body that has been damaged), it will heal quickly.