deepness

English

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”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːpnəs/
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Noun

deepness (usually uncountable, plural deepnesses)

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

Synonyms

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