English Explanatory Dictionary

deepness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or quality of being deep (either physically or metaphorically)

Pronunciation

/ˈdiːpnəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-deepness.wav

Word forms

deepness deepnesses

Etymology

From Middle English depnesse, from Old English dēopnes (“deepness; depth; an abyss”), from Proto-West Germanic *deupnassī, equivalent to deep + -ness. Cognate with German Low German Deepnis (“deepness, depth”).

Synonyms

depth profoundness profundity

Antonyms

shallowness
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