n.
- the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something or to a specified point within it.
▸the distance from the front to the back of something.
▸the apparent existence of three dimensions in a two-dimensional representation.
- the quality of being intense or extreme.
▸complexity and profundity of thought.
▸comprehensiveness of study or detail:
third-year courses go into more depth.
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(the depths)
the deepest or lowest part of something.
Phrase
- hidden depths
previously unnoticed qualities. - in depth
in great detail; comprehensively and thoroughly. - out of one's depth
- in water too deep to stand in.
- in a situation beyond one's capabilities.
Etymology
ME: from deep + -th2, on the pattern of pairs such as long, length.