Depth meaning

What does “depth” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“depth” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the extent downward or backward or inward.

depth

noun

  1. the extent downward or backward or inward

    “the depth of the water”

    “depth of a shelf”

    Synonymsdeepness
  2. degree of psychological or intellectual profundity

  3. (usually plural) a low moral state

    “he had sunk to the depths of addiction”

  4. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

  5. the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense

    “the depth of his breathing”

    “the depth of his sighs”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University