superficiala

Superficiala is not a standalone term with a broad dictionary entry in most languages, but rather a gendered inflected form of the adjective superficial in languages that mark gender. It is most commonly encountered in Romanian, where the feminine form of the adjective is superficială. When Romanian texts are written without diacritics, you may occasionally see superficiala, but the standard spelling uses the diacritic: superficială. In other languages such as Spanish or English, the word does not appear as a feminine form; the adjective superficial is used without gender agreement in practice.

In Romanian, adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun they modify. Examples include gândire superficială (superficial thinking) and persoană superficială (a superficial person). The noun derived from the concept is superficialitate, meaning superficiality. The etymology traces back to Latin superficialis, via French and other Romance languages into Romanian and English.

Usage and meaning: superficiala, when viewed as the feminine form of superficial, shares the same core meaning as its base adjective—describing something on the surface, lacking depth, or not thoroughly analyzed. The concept is widely used in psychology, sociology, and everyday language to critique judgments or appearances that emphasize surface traits over depth or authenticity. In other Romance languages, similar forms exist with gendered agreement, while in English and Spanish the standard adjective does not take a feminine variant in the same way.

See also: superficial, superficiality, surface.