depth
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
Noun 4 meanings
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
“Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.”
the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
“The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.”
lowness
“the depth of a sound”
Etymology
From Middle English depthe, from Old English *dīepþ (“depth”), from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō (“depth”), equivalent to deep + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
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DEPTH at a glance
DEPTH has 5 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + P 3 + T 1 + H 4) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,666 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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