Main Entry: depth

Pronunciation: \ˈdepth\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural depths \ˈdepths, ˈdep(t)s\

Etymology: Middle English, from dep deep

Date: 14th century

1 a (1) : a deep place in a body of water <fish living at great depths> (2) : a part that is far from the outside or surface <the depths of the woods> (3) : abyss 2 b (1) : a profound or intense state (as of thought or feeling) <the depths of misery>; also : a reprehensibly low condition <hadn't realized that standards had fallen to such depths> (2) : the middle of a time (as winter) (3) : the worst part
2 a : the perpendicular measurement downward from a surface b : the direct linear measurement from front to back
3 : the quality of being deep
4 : the degree of intensity <depth of a color>; also : the quality of being profound (as in insight) or full (as of knowledge)
5 : the quality or state of being complete or thorough <a study will be made in depth>
6 : a large number of good players <a team that lacks depth>

— depth·less \ˈdepth-ləs\ adjective

— beyond one's depth or out of one's depth : beyond the limits of one's capabilities <an actor who is clearly out of his depth in serious drama>