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