His behavior varied between depth and shallowness, brazenness and withdrawal. Too much smiling can be viewed as a sign of shallowness or dishonesty. The shallowness and the high winds make the lake very turbid. And there was the shallowness of celebrity when it's thrown upon you. "He Wasn't" was criticized for the shallowness of the lyrics. She also questions the shallowness of modern life and the American Dream. Despite the relative shallowness of the water, the aircraft was never recovered. It does, however, suffer from shallowness and grind. However, the shallowness of the foundations is said to be the principal cause.