depth

depth
[[t]dɛpθ[/t]]
n.
1) wam a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usu. downward or inward
2) the quality of being deep; deepness
3) complexity or obscurity:
a question of great depth[/ex]
4) gravity; seriousness
5) emotional profundity:
the depth of one's feelings[/ex]
6) intensity, as of silence or color
7) lowness of tonal pitch:
the depth of a voice[/ex]
8) the amount of a person's intelligence, wisdom, insight, etc
9) Often, depths. a deep part or place
10) an unfathomable space; abyss:
the depth of time[/ex]
11) Sometimes, depths. the farthest, innermost, or extreme part or state:
the depths of the forest[/ex]
12) Usu., depths. a low intellectual or moral condition:
How could he sink to such depths?[/ex]
13) the part of greatest intensity, as of night or winter
14) spo the strength of a team's lineup of substitute players
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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME depthe=dep deep+-the -th I

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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