DEPTH

noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from dep deep Date: 14th century 1. a. a deep place in a body of water , a part that is far from the outside or surface , abyss 2, b. a profound or intense state (as of thought or feeling) , the middle of a time (as winter), the worst part, 2. the perpendicular measurement downward from a surface, the direct linear measurement from front to back, the quality of being deep, the degree of intensity , the quality or state of being complete or thorough , a large number of good players , ~less adjective