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   depth

   /dɛpθ/

   noun

   • 1. the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something: "water of no more than 12 feet in depth" Similar deepnessdistance downwardsdistance inwardsdistance from the outsidedropvertical dropvertical extentprofundityOpposite shallowness
   • ▪ the distance from the front to the back of something: "the depth of the wardrobe"
   • ▪ the distance from the top or surface of something to a specified lower point within it: "loosen the soil to a depth of 8 inches"
   • ▪ the apparent existence of three dimensions in a picture or other two-dimensional representation: "texture in a picture gives it depth"
   • 2. the quality of being intense or extreme: "he was surprised by the depth of Eloise's vindictiveness"
   • ▪ complexity and profundity of thought: "the book has unexpected depth" Similar profoundnessprofunditydeepnesswisdomunderstandingintelligencesagacitydiscernmentperceptivenesspenetrationperspicuityinsightawarenessintuitionastutenessacumenshrewdnessacuitylearningeruditionknowledgeabilityrare:sapiencecomplexityintricacyprofoundnessprofunditygravityseriousnessweightimportancemomentsolemnityOpposite shallownesstriviality
   • ▪ extensive and detailed study or knowledge: "third-year courses typically go into more depth" Similar extentrangescopebreadthwidthextensivenesscomprehensivenesscompassmagnitudescaledegree
   • ▪ intensity of colour: "strong lighting will accentuate the depth of colour" Similar intensityrichnessdeepnessdarknessvividnessstrengthbrilliance
   • 3. a point far below the surface: "he lifted the manhole cover and peered into the depths beneath" Similar deepest partremotest areabottomfloorbedabyssbackpitbowelsOpposite surface
   • ▪ a time considered to be the worst point within a bad period: "4 a.m. in the depths of winter"
   • ▪ a time when one's negative feelings are at their most intense: "she was in the depths of despair"
   • ▪ a remote and inaccessible place: "I wish I didn't live in the depths of Devon"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from deep + -th2, on the pattern of pairs such as long, length.

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   What is a depth noun?

   • Definition of depth noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something; a particular distance down from the surface of something depth of something What's the depth of the water here? at a depth of something Water was found at a depth of 30 metres.

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   What does deepness mean?

   • a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers. the quality of being deep; deepness. a question of great depth. I don't think you recognize the depth of the problem.

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   How deep is a lake?

   • The depth of something such as a river or hole is the distance downwards from its top surface, or between its upper and lower surfaces. The smaller lake ranges from five to fourteen feet in depth. The depth of the shaft is 520 yards. Pour the vegetable oil into a frying pan to a depth of about 1cm.

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   What does it mean if someone has depth?

   • If you say that someone or something has depth, you mean that they have serious and interesting qualities which are not immediately obvious and which you have to think about carefully before you can fully understand them. His music lacks depth. There are hidden depths in all of us.

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   a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers. the quality of being deep; deepness. a question of great depth.

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   Depth is the measure of how deep something goes. The swimming pool has a depth of six feet. The well has an unknown depth. People can be deep as well—you know by looking at some people that they have depth.

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