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Meaning of "skin deep" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKIN DEEP

skin deep  [skɪn diːp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIN DEEP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skin deep is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SKIN DEEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skin deep in the English dictionary

The definition of skin deep in the dictionary is superficial; not going any deeper than the skin.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKIN DEEP


ankle-deep
ˌæŋk əlˈdiːp
asleep
əˈsliːp
beep
biːp
cheap
tʃiːp
creep
kriːp
deep
diːp
heap
hiːp
Jeep
dʒiːp
keep
kiːp
leap
liːp
peep
piːp
reap
riːp
sheep
ʃiːp
sleep
sliːp
steep
stiːp
Streep
striːp
sweep
swiːp
upkeep
ˈʌpˌkiːp
veep
viːp
weep
wiːp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIN DEEP

skin
skin and bone
skin cancer
skin color
skin colour
skin disease
skin diver
skin diving
skin effect
skin flick
skin food
skin friction
skin game
skin graft
skin grafting
skin mag
skin magazine
skin patch
skin test
skin up

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIN DEEP

barkeep
black sheep
bleep
bo-peep
cheep
chimney sweep
clean sweep
geep
half-asleep
knee-deep
leep
mission creep
mountain sheep
neep
oversleep
rapid eye movement sleep
skin-deep
the deep
upsweep
winter sleep

Synonyms and antonyms of skin deep in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skin deep» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKIN DEEP

Find out the translation of skin deep to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skin deep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skin deep» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

皮肤深层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profunda de la piel
570 millions of speakers

English

skin deep
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गहरी त्वचा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجلد العميقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кожа глубоко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profunda da pele
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গভীর ত্বক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la peau en profondeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kulit dalam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haut tief
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

深い皮膚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깊은 피부
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kulit jero
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

da sâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோல் ஆழமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्वचा खोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cilt derinliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la pelle in profondità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skin Deep
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шкіра глибоко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piele profund
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το δέρμα βαθιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vel diep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skin deep
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hud dyp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skin deep

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIN DEEP»

The term «skin deep» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIN DEEP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skin deep

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6 QUOTES WITH «SKIN DEEP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word skin deep.
1
Richard Armour
Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin skinned people.
2
Redd Foxx
Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.
3
Vernon Howard
Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
4
Ben Lovett
Communion was born out of shared frustration in 2006. We felt that although the likes of MySpace and YouTube opened up the playing field for songwriters online, people's discovery of these new artists was only skin deep.
5
Thomas Overbury
Beauty is only skin deep.
6
Rod Stewart
I've been out with some extremely beautiful women who have had no sex appeal whatsoever. It really is a lot more than skin deep.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIN DEEP»

Discover the use of skin deep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skin deep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Skin Deep
The book also collects "Burn Again," and "A Marriage Made in Hell." These tales of doomed romance set a tone for the rest of Skin Deep.
Charles Burns, 2009
2
Skin Deep
An against-the-odds love story at the heart of a book for teens about prejudice, courage and a dark, compelling mystery.
Laura Jarratt, 2012
3
Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter in the ...
Shattering the myth of the colorblind society, this collection of essays is a revealing examination of the ways skin tone inequality operates in America.
Cedric Herring, Verna Keith, Hayward Derrick Horton, 2004
4
Skin Deep
Four girls move to New York to compete in the TV show "America's Next Top Model," but despite the friendship they develop with each other, dynamics change when one of the girls is eliminated from the contest.
Taryn Bell, 2009
5
Skin Deep: Tattoos, the Disappearing West, Very Bad Men, and ...
The memoirs of a western woman recount the upbringing that instilled in her a mythical belief about outlaws, her discovery of an outlaw fringe society in Wyoming, and her subsequent experiences as a full-time tattoo artist and occasional ...
Karol Griffin, 2009
6
Skin Deep, Spirit Strong: The Black Female Body in American ...
Traces the evolution of the black female body in the American imagination
Kimberly Wallace-Sanders, 2002
7
Skin Deep
A THRILLING NEW URBAN FANTASY SERIES FROM THE AUTHOR OF UNFALLEN DEAD AND UNQUIET DREAMS.
Mark Del Franco, 2009
8
Skin Deep: Black Women & White Women Write About Race
Candid, poignant, provocative, and informative, the essays and stories in Skin Deep explore a wide spectrum of racial issues between black and white women, from self-identity and competition to childrearing and friendship.
Marita Golden, Susan Shreve, 2011
9
Skin Deep: The essential guide to what's in the toiletries ...
In this fascinating, topical and sometimes shocking book, Pat Thomas explains how the contents of the beauty products we use enter the bloodstream in a matter of seconds, and contain a cocktail of carcinogens, irritants and disease-causing ...
Pat Thomas, 2011
10
Only skin deep: changing visions of the American self
This in-depth exploration of photography in relation to race and racial identity in America is the companion to a national touring exhibition--opening at the International Center of Photography in New York--a Web site, a symposium, and a ...
Coco Fusco, Brian Wallis, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIN DEEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skin deep is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Bias More Than Skin Deep
While America's history in skin-color politics is long and deep, this aversion to darkness — particularly dark femininity — and aspiration to lightness, or even ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Beauty Is Only (3-D Printed) Skin Deep
Global cosmetics giant L'Oréal has waged a battle against gravity for more than a century, with countless creams, peels and potions as its weapons. Now the ... «Entrepreneur, May 15»
3
The Selfie That Goes Beyond Skin Deep
Despite the massive amount of information on skin cancer and tanning that experts have amassed, many people still get too much sun and sometimes they ... «Science Times, May 15»
4
In South Korea, beauty is skin deep (just make sure to pierce the …
SEOUL —When it comes to taking care of his skin, Lee Woo-jung just does the basics: toner, essence, moisturizer and “BB cream,” the tinted sun cream that ... «Washington Post, May 15»
5
What if detecting Parkinson's and Alzheimer's was just skin deep?
For diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, it seems like symptoms are a function of what's going on deep down inside of whoever is afflicted – a reflection of ... «MedCity News, Feb 15»
6
Skin deep tech: Cicret bracelet aims to turn your arm into 'new tablet'
Reading emails on your skin may sound wacky, but not for the French designers working on a bracelet that projects your smartphone content onto your arm. «RT, Dec 14»
7
Cocoa woman's passions go beyond skin deep
Moore owns Atlantic Culvert, Atlantic Development of Cocoa and Beach Organics Skin Care. The latter is something she sought out not so much as a business ... «Florida Today, Nov 14»
8
Skin Deeper: Scarlett Johansson as predator in 'Under the Skin'
One of the first images in Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin is a tiny white dot at the center of a black screen. At what are we looking? An eclipse? The sun? «San Antonio Current, Apr 14»
9
Lou Lumenick
Scarlett Johansson plays an alien with ulterior motives in "Under the Skin." Photo: ... But it's too little, too late for a film whose appeal is not even skin deep. «New York Post, Apr 14»
10
Makeup Ads Reveal True Beauty Is More Than Skin Deep
Most beauty ads are packed with so much Photoshop and fake eyelashes that the idea of any cosmetics brand asking a model to remove her makeup seems a ... «Mashable, Apr 14»

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