Skin-deep
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Skin-deep is an adjective meaning (figuratively) Shallow, superficial.
Meaning
(figuratively) Shallow, superficial.
Example Sentences
The painter smiled at once, his bright, skin-deep smile.
She was wantonly aesthetic; but she was an excellent creature, kind and good natured; and her affectations were but skin-deep.
Would the wicked river drag me down by the heels, indeed? and look so beautiful all the time? Nature’s good-humour was only skin-deep after all.
“He calls himself a white man,” answered the Master-Attendant scornfully; “but if so, it’s just skin-deep and no more. I told him that to his face too.”
Synonyms for skin-deep
Depending on context, synonyms include superficial, shallow, surface.
Antonyms for skin-deep
Common opposites include bone-deep.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shallow, superficial, surface, interior, painted, shallowish.
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