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depth

noun
DEPTH/dɛpθ/

Pluraldepths

14 meanings of depth

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  1. 1
    how far downnouncountable or uncountable
    How far down something goes from its top or surface.

    Like how far down you reach to touch the bottom of a bucket.

    The pool reaches a depth of two meters at the far end.

    Divers measured the depth of the lake before going under.

    UsageSay a depth of and a number: at a depth of ten meters.

    Similardeepness

  2. 2
    strength (feelings)nounfigurativelyuncountable
    How strong, serious, or complex a feeling, situation, or idea is.

    Like how a feeling can run deep instead of staying on the surface.

    Everyone could see the depth of her love for her children.

    No one realized the depth of the problem until it was too late.

    UsageUsually the depth of something: the depth of his love.

    Similarintensity, profundity, complexity, strength, seriousness

    Oppositeshallowness, superficiality

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  3. 3
    front to backnouncountable or uncountable
    How far back something goes from front to back, like in a drawer or shelf.

    Like how far your arm reaches into a box from the open side.

    This closet has enough depth to store boxes behind the coats.

    Measure the depth of the drawer to see if the box will fit.

  4. 4
    place far belownounliteraryusually plural
    The deepest or farthest part of a place, like the bottom of the sea or the middle of a forest.

    Like the very bottom of a lake, far below where light reaches.

    Strange fish with glowing lights swim in the dark depths of the sea.

    Wolves howled somewhere in the depths of the forest.

    UsageUsually the depths of a place: the depths of the sea.

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  5. 5
    sense of spacenoununcountable
    The way a flat picture looks like it has space and distance in it.

    The painting has real depth, as if you could walk right into it.

    Soft shadows give the drawing a sense of depth.

    UsageDepth of field is different: it means how much of a photo is sharp.

    Similardimension, perspective, solidity

    Oppositeflatness

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  6. 6
    worst pointnounusually plural
    The most severe or extreme part of something bad.

    In the depth of winter, the lake freezes solid.

    Even in the depths of her illness, she kept smiling at her visitors.

    UsageUsually in the depths of something: in the depths of winter.

    Similarheight, peak, worst, nadir

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Origin

It comes from the word "deep" plus "-th", which turns it into a noun. Older English forms meant "depth" too.

Checked 7 Nov 2026 · 2 facts