deep (d p)adj. deep·er, deep·est 1. a. Extending far downward below a surface: a deep hole in the river ice. b. Extending far inward from an outer surface: a deep cut. c. Extending far backward from front to rear: a deep walk-in refrigerator. d. Extending far from side to side from a center: a deep yard surrounding the house. e. Far distant down or in: deep in the woods. f. Coming from or penetrating to a depth: a deep sigh. g. Sports Located or taking place near the outer boundaries of the area of play: deep left field. 2. Extending a specific distance in a given direction: snow four feet deep. 3. Far distant in time or space: deep in the past. 4. a. Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite: a deep metaphysical theory. b. Of a mysterious or obscure nature: a deep secret; ancient and deep tribal rites. c. Very learned or intellectual; wise: a deep philosopher. d. Exhibiting great cunning or craft: deep political machinations. 5. a. Of a grave or extreme nature: deep trouble; deepest deceit. b. Very absorbed or involved: deep in thought; deep in financial difficulties. c. Profound in quality or feeling: a deep trance; deep devotion. 6. Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color: a deep red. 7. Low in pitch; resonant: a deep voice. 8. Covered or surrounded to a designated degree. Often used in combination: waist-deep in the water; ankle-deep in snow. 9. Large in quantity or size; big: deep cuts in the budget. 10. Sports Having a sufficient number of capable reserve players: That team is not very deep. adv. 1. To a great depth; deeply: dig deep; feelings that run deep. 2. Well along in time; late: worked deep into the night. 3. Sports Close to the outer boundaries of the area of play: played deep for the first three innings; ran deep into their opponents' territory. n. Idioms: 1. a. A deep place in land or in a body of water: drowned in the deep of the river. b. A vast, immeasurable extent: the deep of outer space. 2. The extent of encompassing time or space; firmament. 3. The most intense or extreme part: the deep of night. 4. The ocean. 5. Nautical A distance estimated in fathoms between successive marks on a sounding line. deep down At bottom; basically: Deep down, she was still a rebel. in deep water In difficulty. [Middle English dep, from Old English d op; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]deep  ly adv.deep ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | deepness - the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas |
| 2. | deepness - the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile" depth, deepness - the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet" bottomlessness - the property of being very deep; without limit shallowness - the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive" | |
| 3. |  deepness - the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" deepness, profoundness, profundity - the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile" penetration - the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) sounding - a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line shallowness - the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive" | |
| 4. | deepness - a low pitch that is loud and voluminous low pitch, low frequency - a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches |
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