depth
//dɛpθ//
Forms
- Plural
- depths
Definitions
1.the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
- Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
2.the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
- The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
- We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
- The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
3.lowness
4.the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2644
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English depthe, from Old English *dīepþ (“depth”), from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō (“depth”), equivalent to deep + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
Cognates