Shallow

Shallow means not very deep. It can be quite advantageous, e.g. a shallow pool is safe for swimming and a shallow ore is easy to mine.

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However, used metaphorically it is a derogative term used to describe people who are perceived to lack intellectual "depth". There is no standard definition of what constitutes "depth" in this sense, but usually an individual is considered deep if they seem to be interesting, original, creative, philosophical or intelligent. By contrast, somebody who appears

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superficial, naive, materialistic, petty, unimaginative or a conformist is likely to be denounced as being shallow, although simply lacking intelligence is not a criterion on its own.

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Metaphor: In language, a metaphor is a rhetorical trope defined as a direct comparison between two seemingly unrelated subjects. Typically, a first object is described as being or having the properties of a second object. In this way, the first object can be economically described because implicit and explici...

Intellectual: An intellectual is a person who uses his or her intellect to study, reflect, or speculate on a variety of different ideas....

Superficial: Superficial is a general term meaning "regarding the surface", often metaphorically. Both in the literal as in the metaphorical sense the term has often a negative connotation based on the idea that deeper parts are also important to consider....

Shallow related Images and Photos (experimental)

Shallow Hal	Shallow Sleep	Shallow Hal DVD	Stingray in Shallow Water
You Are Idle Shallow Things: I Am Not of Your Element Malvolio Twelfth Night Act 3 1890	Three Seastars in Shallow Coastal Waters Philippines Split- Level Shot	Children Standing in Shallow Tide Tongatapu Island Tongatapu Group Tonga	Planet Earth: Great Plains/Jungles/Shallow Seas
1925 Lancia Lambda Driving Through a Shallow River