depth meaning and definition

DEPTH noun

Definition of depth (noun)

1. the extent downward or backward or inward
   • "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
   • synonyms: deepness
2. degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
3. (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part
   • "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"
4. (usually plural) a low moral state
   • "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"
5. the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
   • synonyms: astuteness, deepness, profoundness, profundity
6. 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"