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Shallow

noun/ʃˈæloʊ/
Definition
a stretch of shallow water
make shallow
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʃˈæloʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/ʃˈaləʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʃˈaləʊ/
2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈæloʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna stretch of shallow water
verbmake shallow
“The silt shallowed the canal”
verbbecome shallow
“the lake shallowed over time”
adjectivelacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
“shallow water”
adjectivenot deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
“shallow breathing”
adjectivelacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
“shallow people”
Word Forms
shoalverbbecome shallow
shallowadjectivelacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
shallowverbbecome shallow
shallownouna stretch of shallow water
shoalnouna stretch of shallow water
shallownessnounthe quality of lacking physical depth
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
seicht
ein Stück flaches Wasser
🇫🇷French
peu profond
une étendue d'eau peu profonde
🇪🇸Spanish
poco profundo
un tramo de aguas poco profundas
🇮🇹Italian
poco profondo
un tratto di acqua poco profonda
🇳🇱Dutch
oppervlakkig
een stuk ondiep water
🇵🇹Portuguese
raso
um trecho de águas rasas
🇷🇺Russian
мелкий
участок мелководья
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उथला
उथले पानी का एक विस्तार
🇧🇩Bengali
অগভীর
অগভীর জলের একটি প্রসারিত
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆழமற்ற
ஆழமற்ற நீரின் நீளம்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిస్సారమైన
లోతులేని నీటి విస్తీర్ణం
🇮🇳Marathi
उथळ
उथळ पाण्याचा एक भाग
🇮🇳Gujarati
છીછરું
છીછરા પાણીનો પટ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಳವಿಲ್ಲದ
ಆಳವಿಲ್ಲದ ನೀರಿನ ವಿಸ್ತಾರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആഴം കുറഞ്ഞ
ആഴം കുറഞ്ഞ വെള്ളത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു നീറ്റൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖੋਖਲਾ
ਖੋਖਲੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਖਿਚਾਅ
🇵🇰Urdu
اتلی
اتلی پانی کا ایک ٹکڑا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
浅的
一片浅水区
🇯🇵Japanese
浅い
浅い水域が広がる
🇰🇷Korean
얕은
얕은 물이 길게 뻗어 있다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nông
một vùng nước nông
🇹🇭Thai
ตื้น
น้ำตื้นเป็นแนวยาว
🇮🇩Indonesian
dangkal
hamparan perairan dangkal
🇵🇭Filipino
mababaw
isang kahabaan ng mababaw na tubig
🇲🇾Malay
cetek
hamparan air cetek
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أجوف
امتداد من المياه الضحلة
🇮🇷Persian
کم عمق
یک امتداد آب کم عمق
🇹🇷Turkish
sığ
sığ su şeridi
🇮🇱Hebrew
רָדוּד
קטע של מים רדודים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'shallow'?
The primary meaning of 'shallow' is 'a stretch of shallow water'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shallow' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shallow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shallow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shallow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'shallow' easy to spell?
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