Shal·low·ness, n. Quality or state of being shallow.
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  shallowness
       n 1: lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling [syn: superficiality]
            [ant: profundity]
       2: the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account
          the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive"
          [ant: deepness]