shallow (/ˈʃæləʊ/)
adjective · Intermediate · Adjectives
🔊 /ˈʃæləʊ/
Meaning
Meaning: not deep
Having only a short distance from the top to the bottom.
Examples
🗣 Young children can safely play in the shallow end of the swimming pool.
Etymology
From Old English ‘sceald’ (shallow); modern form from Middle English.
How & Where It’s Used
Literal for water and figurative for a lack of deep thought.
Tags: size, nature