depth

Noun
  1. The extent downward or backward or inward (synset 105141812)
    "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
    tells us about:
    • deep - having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
    • shallow - lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
    • deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
    • shallow - not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
    is a type of: extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends
    subtypes:
    • deepness, profoundness, profundity - the quality of being physically deep
    • draft, draught - the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
    • penetration - the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
    • sounding - a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
    • shallowness - the quality of lacking physical depth
    same as: deepness
  2. Degree of psychological or intellectual profundity (synset 105101987)
    is a type of: degree, grade, level - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
    subtypes:
  3. (usually plural) a low moral state (synset 114464549)
    "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: abasement, abjection, degradation - a low or downcast state
  4. The intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas (synset 105621745)
    is a type of: sapience, wisdom - ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
    same as: astuteness, deepness, profoundness, profundity
  5. The attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense (synset 105141618)
    "the depth of his breathing"; "the depth of his sighs"; "the depth of his emotion"
    is a type of: attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

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