depth

[ depth ]

/ dɛpθ /

noun

a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers.

the quality of being deep; deepness.

complexity or obscurity, as of a subject: a question of great depth.

gravity; seriousness.

emotional profundity: the depth of someone's feelings.

intensity, as of silence, color, etc.

lowness of tonal pitch: the depth of a voice.

the amount of knowledge, intelligence, wisdom, insight, feeling, etc., present in a person's mind or evident either in some product of the mind, as a learned paper, argument, work of art, etc., or in the person's behavior.

a high degree of such knowledge, insight, etc.

Often depths. a deep part or place: from the depths of the ocean.

an unfathomable space; abyss: the depth of time.

Sometimes depths. the farthest, innermost, or extreme part or state: the depth of space; the depths of the forest; the depths of despair.

Usually depths. a low intellectual or moral condition: How could he sink to such depths?

the part of greatest intensity, as of night or winter.

Sports. the strength of a team in terms of the number and quality of its substitute players: With no depth in the infield, an injury to any of the regulars would be costly.

Idioms for depth

in depth, extensively or thoroughly: Make a survey in depth of the conditions.

out of/beyond one's depth,

in water deeper than one's height or too deep for one's safety.
beyond one's knowledge or capability: The child is being taught subjects that are beyond his depth.

Origin of depth

1350–1400; Middle English depthe, equivalent to dep (Old English dēop deep) + -the -th¹

ANTONYMS FOR depth

2 shallowness.

9 superficiality.

OTHER WORDS FROM depth

depth·less, adjective

Words nearby depth

depside, dept, dept., deptford, deptford pink, depth, depth charge, depth finder, depth gauge, depth of field, depth of focus

British Dictionary definitions for out of one's depth

depth

/ (dɛpθ) /

noun

the extent, measurement, or distance downwards, backwards, or inwards

the quality of being deep; deepness

intensity or profundity of emotion or feeling

profundity of moral character; penetration; sagacity; integrity

complexity or abstruseness, as of thought or objects of thought

intensity, as of silence, colour, etc

lowness of pitch

nautical the distance from the top of a ship's keel to the top of a particular deck

(often plural) a deep, far, inner, or remote part, such as an inaccessible region of a country

(often plural) the deepest, most intense, or most severe part the depths of winter

(usually plural) a low moral state; demoralization how could you sink to such depths?

(often plural) a vast space or abyss

beyond one's depth or out of one's depth

in water deeper than one is tall
beyond the range of one's competence or understanding

in depth thoroughly or comprehensively See also in-depth

Word Origin for depth

C14: from dep deep + -th 1

Medical definitions for out of one's depth

depth

[ dĕpth ]

n.

The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward.

Idioms and Phrases with out of one's depth (1 of 2)

out of one's depth

Also, beyond one's depth. Outside one's understanding or competence, as in He was out of his depth in that advanced calculus class, or The conductor realized that playing the fugue at the right tempo was beyond their depth. This expression alludes to being in water so deep that one might sink. [c. 1600] Also see over one's head.

Idioms and Phrases with out of one's depth (2 of 2)

depth

see in depth; out of one's depth.

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