depth

depth · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.

  2. 2.

    The distance from front to back of something.

  3. 3.

    Complexity, intensity, or profundity.

  4. 4.

    The quality of being comprehensive or thorough.

  5. 5.

    The worst or most intense part.

Related words

Antonyms: shallowness, surface
See also: deep, depths, shallow
Synonyms: deepness, intensity, profundity

Etymology

From Middle English depthe, from Old English deop (deep) + -th (abstract noun suffix, as in width, length). Related to deep.