English Dictionary
Definition of “depth”
depth (dɛpθ
)
Definitions
noun
- the extent, measurement, or distance downwards, backwards, or inwards
- the quality of being deep; deepness
- intensity or profundity of emotion or feeling
- profundity of moral character; penetration; sagacity; integrity
- complexity or abstruseness, as of thought or objects of thought
- intensity, as of silence, colour, etc
- lowness of pitch
- nautical the distance from the top of a ship's keel to the top of a particular deck
- (often plural) a deep, far, inner, or remote part, such as an inaccessible region of a country
- (often plural) the deepest, most intense, or most severe part ⇒
the depths of winter
- (usually plural) a low moral state; demoralization ⇒
how could you sink to such depths?
- (often plural) a vast space or abyss
- See beyond one's depth
- See in depth
Word Origin
C14: from depdeep + -thC14: from + 1
Synonyms
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=
severity,
importance,
significance,
gravity,
urgency,
moment,
weight,
danger,
seriousness,
severeness,
=
insight,
intelligence,
wisdom,
penetration,
profundity,
acuity,
discernment,
perspicacity,
sagacity,
astuteness,
profoundness,
perspicuity,
=
deepest part
middle,
midst,
remotest part furthest part innermost part=
most intense part
pit,
void,
abyss,
chasm,
deepest part furthest part bottomless depth
Translations
- British English:
depth
The depth of something such as a hole is the distance between its top and bottom surfaces....the depth of the water.dɛpθ NOUN ...the depth of the water.
- Spanish:
profundidad
nf
- French:
profondeur
nf
- German:
Tiefe
nf
- Chinese: 深度 n
- Arabic: عُمْق n
- Portuguese: profundidade nf
- Russian: глубина nf
- Croatian: dubina nf
- Czech: hloubka nf
- Danish: dybde nutr
- Dutch: diepte nf
- Finnish: syvyys n
- Greek: βάθος nnt
- Italian: profondità nf
- Japanese: 深さ n
- Korean: 깊이 n
- Norwegian: dybde nm
- Polish: głębokość nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: profundidade nf
- European Spanish:
profundidad
nf
- Swedish: djup nnt
- Thai: ความลึก n
- Turkish: derinlik n
- Vietnamese: chiều sâu n
Usage examples
Mikel's determination to reveal the true depth of Adrina's treachery wavered in the Prince's serious presence.
Jennifer Fallon, TREASON KEEP (2001)A Stoat's Winter Coat Stoats turn white where snow lies at depth of an inch for at least 40 or 50 days of the year.
Country Life (2004)Each has a scholarly introduction of considerable breadth, and probably the right amount of depth , about the poet's life and work.
Globe and Mail (2003)But for others the very depth of their questioning confirms the value of faith.
Glasgow Herald (2001)This is something that only happens at depth in the earth's crust -- where pressure makes rocks `flow' rather than fracture.
Richard Fortey, THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
