noun
1.
the perpendicular extent or measurement downward from a surface
measured the depth of the river
Synonyms: deepness, drop
Related Word: profoundness, profundity; lowness; sounding; draft
Contrasted words: shallowness; altitude, elevation
2.
the quality of being profound (as in insight) or full (as of knowledge)
her answer showed she had great depth in that subject
Synonyms: abyss, deepness, profoundness, profundity
Related Word: sense, wisdom, wiseness; brain, intellect, intelligence; keenness, sharpness
Contrasted words: shallowness, superficiality, unprofoundness; sciolism, smatter, smattering