depth

CEFRA2

/dɛpθ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The distance from the top or surface to the bottom.

  2. 02

    noun

    The quality of being serious or detailed.

Examples

  • I'm afraid my depth perception is very poor.

  • To weep is to make less the depth of grief.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet

  2. the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.

  3. the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

More examples

In context

  • What's the depth of the water here?

  • Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.

  • The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English depthe, from Old English *dīepþ (“depth”), from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō (“depth”), equivalent to deep + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognates Cognate with Scots deepth, Saterland Frisian Djüpte, West Frisian djipte (“depth; abyss, chasm”), Dutch diepte, German Low German Deepd, Luxembourgish Déift, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål dybde (“depth”), Faroese dýpd (“depth”), Icelandic dýpt, Norwegian Nynorsk djupt, dypt, and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌸𐌰 (diupiþa, “depth”); further to Old English diepe, German Tiefe, Icelandic dýpi, Norwegian Nynorsk djup, djupn, Swedish djup.