(n.) The quality or state of being superficial; also, that which is superficial.

a little learning absentmindedness amateurism apparent character appearance appearances aridity barrenness big deal bloodlessness carelessness characterlessness colorlessness cursoriness deadness dilettantism dilettantship dismalness display disregard disregardfulness distraction dragginess dreariness dryness dullness dustiness effeteness emptiness epidermis etiolation exteriority exteriors external appearance externality externalness externals extrinsicality facade flatness flightiness flimsiness flippancy fluffiness foolishness foreignness frivolity frivolousness front frothiness futility gaudiness giddiness glimmering glimpse gloss half-learning heaviness heedlessness hollowness idleness imperfect knowledge inadvertence inadvertency inanity inattention inattentiveness inconsideration incuriosity indifference inexcitability inobservance insipidity insipidness jejunity lack of depth leadenness levity lifelessness lightmindedness lightness lowness of spirit manner mere externals mere scratch meretriciousness mien negligence no depth no water nonobservance nugacity obliviousness openness ostent outerness outward appearance outward show outwardness paleness pallor pinprick pointlessness pokiness ponderousness public image regardlessness rind sciolism scratch seeming semi-learning shallow-wittedness shallowness shoaliness show silliness skin slenderness slight knowledge slightness slowness smattering smattering of ignorance smattering of knowledge solemnity speciousness spiritlessness sterility stiffness stodginess stuffiness superficies surface surface appearance surface show surface-scratching tastelessness tediousness thinness thoughtlessness triflingness triteness triviality trivialness unalertness unawareness unconsciousness unheedfulness unintentiveness uninterestingness unliveliness unmindfulness unobservance unprofoundness unprofundity unwariness unwatchfulness vacuity vague notion vain show vanity vapidity vapidness veneer volatility woodenness