English noun: depth | |||
1. | depth (attribute) the extent downward or backward or inward | ||
Samples | The depth of the water. Depth of a shelf. Depth of a closet. | ||
Synonyms | deepness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | extent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deepness, draft, draught, penetration, profoundness, profundity, shallowness, sounding | ||
Attribute | deep, deep, shallow, shallow | ||
2. | depth (attribute) degree of psychological or intellectual profundity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | degree, grade, level | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | profoundness, profundity, shallowness, superficiality | ||
3. | depth (location) (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part | ||
Samples | From the depths of darkest Africa. Signals received from the depths of space. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, region | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | back of beyond | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
4. | depth (state) (usually plural) a low moral state | ||
Samples | He had sunk to the depths of addiction. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abasement, abjection, degradation | ||
Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
5. | depth (cognition) the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas | ||
Synonyms | astuteness, deepness, profoundness, profundity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sapience, wisdom | ||
6. | depth (attribute) the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense | ||
Samples | The depth of his breathing. The depth of his sighs,. The depth of his emotion. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attribute | ||