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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
Aimee Mullins

Meaning of "skin-deep" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKIN-DEEP

skin-deep play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIN-DEEP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skin-Deep can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

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; shallow. Other definition of skin-deep is superficially.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIN-DEEP

skin food
skin friction
skin game
skin graft
skin grafting
skin mag
skin magazine
skin patch
skin test
skin up
skin-diver
skin-pop
skin-popped
skin-popping
skincare
skinflint
skinflinty
skinful
skinhead
skink

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIN-DEEP

ankle-deep
asleep
beep
black sheep
creep
deep
Jeep
keep
knee-deep
peep
rapid eye movement sleep
sheep
skin deep
sleep
steep
Streep
sweep
the deep
upkeep
weep

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

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SKIN-DEEP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «skin-deep» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of skin-deep

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

肤浅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a flor de piel
570 millions of speakers

English

skin-deep
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनित्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أعماق الجلد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поверхностно,
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

à flor da pele
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গভীর ত্বক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

superficiel
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

皮膚の深い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피부 깊은
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

yüzeysel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superficiale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głębokości skóry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поверхово,
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- piele adânc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δέρμα - βαθιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vel - diep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ytligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skin -deep
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 45.535 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

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skin-deep» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skin-deep» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SKIN-DEEP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word skin-deep.
1
Matthew Henry
Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep.
2
Aimee Mullins
Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.

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

4 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
Caitlyn Jenner's Impact Is More Than Skin-Deep
A day after Caitlyn Jenner broke the Internet with the release of her Vanity Fair cover, there's more to talk about than her gorgeous portrait. After shattering Twitter ... «Vogue.com, Jun 15»
2
What We Know About Tattoo Reactions Only Goes Skin-Deep
For about as long as there have been humans, it seems there have been tattoos. Ötzi the Iceman, the 5,000-year-old mummy discovered in the Alps in 1991, had ... «NPR, May 15»
3
A Skin-Deep Dinosaur Issue
Q. Did dinosaurs peel or shed their skins? Continue reading the main story. Related Coverage. An artist's impression of a dinosaur that may have had batlike ... «New York Times, May 15»
4
Itching: More Than Skin-Deep
The experiment was not for the squirmish. Volunteers were made to itch like crazy on one arm, but not allowed to scratch. Then they were whisked into an M.R.I. ... «New York Times, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Skin-Deep [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/skin-deep-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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