DEPTH


Meaning of DEPTH in English

n. Function: noun

1 the perpendicular extent or measurement downward from a surface FF1C; measured the depth of the river FF1E;

Synonyms: deepness, drop

Related Words: profoundness, profundity; lowness; sounding; draft

Contrasted Words: shallowness; altitude, elevation

2 the quality of being profound (as in insight) or full (as of knowledge) FF1C; her answer showed she had great depth in that subject FF1E;

Synonyms: abyss, deepness, profoundness, profundity

Related Words: sense, wisdom, wiseness; brain, intellect, intelligence; keenness, sharpness

Contrasted Words: shallowness, superficiality, unprofoundness; sciolism, smatter, smattering

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