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depth

[ depth ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. the quality of being deep; deepness.
  3. complexity or obscurity, as of a subject:

    a question of great depth.

  4. I don't think you recognize the depth of the problem.

    Synonyms: weight, significance, importance, import

  5. emotional profundity:

    the depth of someone's feelings.

  6. intensity, as of silence, color, etc.
  7. lowness of tonal pitch:

    the depth of a voice.

  8. the amount of knowledge, intelligence, wisdom, insight, feeling, etc., present in a person's mind or evident either in some product of the mind, as a learned paper, argument, work of art, etc., or in the person's behavior.
  9. a high degree of such knowledge, insight, etc.
  10. Often depths. a deep part or place:

    from the depths of the ocean.

  11. an unfathomable space; abyss:

    the depth of time.

  12. Sometimes depths. the farthest, innermost, or extreme part or state:

    the depth of space;

    the depths of the forest;

    the depths of despair.

  13. Usually depths. a low intellectual or moral condition:

    How could he sink to such depths?

  14. the part of greatest intensity, as of night or winter.
  15. Sports. the strength of a team in terms of the number and quality of its substitute players:

    With no depth in the infield, an injury to any of the regulars would be costly.



depth

/ dɛpθ /

noun

  1. the extent, measurement, or distance downwards, backwards, or inwards
  2. the quality of being deep; deepness
  3. intensity or profundity of emotion or feeling
  4. profundity of moral character; penetration; sagacity; integrity
  5. complexity or abstruseness, as of thought or objects of thought
  6. intensity, as of silence, colour, etc
  7. lowness of pitch
  8. nautical the distance from the top of a ship's keel to the top of a particular deck
  9. often plural a deep, far, inner, or remote part, such as an inaccessible region of a country
  10. often plural the deepest, most intense, or most severe part

    the depths of winter

  11. usually plural a low moral state; demoralization

    how could you sink to such depths?

  12. often plural a vast space or abyss
  13. beyond one's depth or out of one's depth
    1. in water deeper than one is tall
    2. beyond the range of one's competence or understanding
  14. in depth
    thoroughly or comprehensively See also in-depth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of depth1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English depthe, equivalent to deep + -th 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of depth1

C14: from dep deep + -th 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. in depth, extensively or thoroughly:

    Make a survey in depth of the conditions.

  2. out of / beyond one's depth,
    1. in water deeper than one's height or too deep for one's safety.
    2. beyond one's knowledge or capability:

      The child is being taught subjects that are beyond his depth.

More idioms and phrases containing depth

see in depth ; out of one's depth .
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Example Sentences

You can also use it to layer different sketches on tracing paper to create the physical illusion of depth, and even use it to mock up fabric patterns.

Last season, between injuries and poor performance, Washington shuffled its depth chart at least four times.

While Google does provide a top-level view of search performance it does not nearly do so in the depth that is needed for agencies to be able to properly explain performance to their clients, particularly as it relates to competitor activity.

Spangelo is referring to the depth of the need for monitoring across the industries Swarm serves.

San Diego is starting to get serious about the depth and severity of its stormwater deficit, as Andy Keatts reported Monday.

My trip takes the reverse path, and I begin by assessing the depth of my Shakespeare knowledge in his birthplace.

Zoe Saldana has also recently praised sci-fi movies for the depth and breadth of women in its ensembles.

I am all for criticizing the press, and demanding that we get more depth to a story than a sensationalistic headline.

Tune in next week for the rest of our in-depth interview with Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence.

Magic and gaming involve in-depth worlds that feature both male and female characters.

The dry earth, sun-baked to a depth of many feet, was giving off its store of heat accumulated during the day.

They reached a depth in his nature which had been long untouched; a stratum, so to speak, which lay far beneath the surface.

One of these is filled to a depth of about one-fourth inch from a puncture in the finger, and is set aside for a few hours.

No one has yet gone far enough down to test the depth of the veins in any Canadian mine.

They are on a lower level and are consequently worked at a greater depth than those next to be described.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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