depth

1. 1.

   the extent downward or backward or inward

   “the depth of the water”

   “depth of a shelf”

   “depth of a closet”

   Synonymsdeepness

   Broaderextent

   Narrowerdeepnessdraftpenetrationsoundingshallowness
2. 2.

   degree of psychological or intellectual profundity

   Broaderdegree

   Narrowerprofunditysuperficiality
3. 3.

   (usually plural) a low moral state

   “he had sunk to the depths of addiction”

   Broaderabasement

   plural

4. 4.

   the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

   Synonymsastutenessprofundityprofoundnessdeepness

   Broaderwisdom
5. 5.

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

   “the depth of his breathing”

   “the depth of his sighs”

   “the depth of his emotion”

   Broaderattribute

Other forms of depth

plural

depths·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about depth

What does depth mean?

depth means "the extent downward or backward or inward". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in depth?

depth has 1 syllable: depth. In IPA it is /ˈdɛpθ/.

What is another word for depth?

Close synonyms include deepness, astuteness, profundity, profoundness, deepness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is depth a common word?

depth is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.