DEPTH
What does "DEPTH" mean?
The distance from the top or surface of something down to its bottom or back.
Meanings
- The measurement of how deep something is, from surface to bottom. Divers measured the depth of the wreck at sixty metres.
- Intensity, complexity, or seriousness of thought, feeling, or knowledge. Her essay showed a depth of insight rare in someone so young. figurative
- The deepest or most extreme part of something, often a time or place. In the depths of winter the lake froze solid enough to walk on.
Did you know?
- The greatest depth on Earth is the Challenger Deep, roughly 10,935 metres down - deeper than Mount Everest is tall, with kilometres of water to spare.
Word origin
Formed in Middle English from 'deep' plus the noun-forming suffix '-th', on the model of 'length' from 'long'.
Remember it
DEPTH = DEEP + TH, the same way LONG becomes LENGTH and STRONG becomes STRENGTH.
A little poem
Drop a stone and wait-
the silence before the splash
is how far down goes.
haiku
Wordplay
- I tried to write a poem about the ocean floor, but I just couldn't find the depth.
What it teaches
You cannot fake depth: it is measured from the bottom, not from how grand the surface looks.
Quick facts
What does DEPTH mean?
The distance from the top or surface of something down to its bottom or back.
Is DEPTH a valid word?
Yes — DEPTH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DEPTH?
DEPTH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DEPTH come from?
Formed in Middle English from 'deep' plus the noun-forming suffix '-th', on the model of 'length' from 'long'.
What can DEPTH teach us?
You cannot fake depth: it is measured from the bottom, not from how grand the surface looks.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.