What is the meaning of depth?

noun

  • The extent downward or backward or inward.
    • usage: "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
  • Degree of psychological or intellectual profundity.
  • Usually plural. ( the deepest and most remote part)
    • usage: "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"
  • Usually plural. ( a low moral state)
    • usage: "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"
  • The intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas.
  • The attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense.
    • usage: "the depth of his breathing"; "the depth of his sighs" "the depth of his emotion"
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APAWordNet. (2010). depth. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/depth/definitions/1211587
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