depth (/dɛpθ/)
noun · Intermediate · Arts & Literature
🔊 /dɛpθ/
Meaning
Meaning: the quality of being deep or profound
Depth is the quality of being deep, whether in measurement or in meaning and seriousness. Speakers seek depth over shallow answers.
Examples
🗣 Her arguments had real intellectual depth.
Etymology
From ‘deep’ plus ‘-th’, from Old English ‘deop’.
How & Where It’s Used
Used for seriousness and richness of thought.
Tags: profundity, meaning