Surficial vs Superficial - What's the difference?
surficial | superficial |
Of or pertaining to the surface of something.
Shallow, lacking substance.
At face value.
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Of or pertaining to the surface.
Being near the surface.
(rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
(chiefly in plural) A surface detail.
Superficial is a synonym of surficial.
As adjectives the difference between surficial and superficial
is that surficial is of or pertaining to the surface of something while superficial is shallow, lacking substance.As a noun superficial is
a surface detail.surficial
English
Adjective
(-)- When the soil swells on wetting, the former surficial material is mixed with the subsoil.
Synonyms
* superficialsuperficial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
Synonyms
* (of or pertaining to the surface) surficialAntonyms
* in-depth * thorough * (lacking substance) substantiveNoun
(en noun)- He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue.
