| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| |
| depth |
| |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d pth |
| NOUN: | 1. The condition or quality of being deep. 2a. The extent, measurement, or dimension downward, backward, or inward: dove to a depth of 30 feet; shelves with enough depth to store the large boxes. b. The measurement or sense of distance from an observation point, such as linear perspective in painting. 3. A deep part or place. Often used in the plural: the ocean depths; in the depths of the forest. 4a. The most profound or intense part or stage: the depth of despair; an experience that touched the depths of tragedy. b. Intensity; force: had not realized the depth of their feelings for one another. 5. The severest or worst part: in the depth of an economic depression. 6. A low point, level, or degree: Production has fallen to new depths. 7. Intellectual complexity or penetration; profundity: a novel of great depth. 8. The range of one's understanding or competence: I am out of my depth when it comes to cooking. 9. Strength held in reserve, especially a supply of skilled or capable replacements: a team with depth at every position. 10. The degree of richness or intensity: depth of color. 11. Lowness in pitch. 12. Complete detail; thoroughness: the depth of her research; an interview conducted in great depth. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English depthe, from dep, deep. See deep.
| | |
| |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
|
|
