Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   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.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points