depnesse
Middle English
/ˈdeːpnɛs/
noun
Definitions
- A watery body or large concentration of water; the ocean.
- A location or locale of depth; especially the sea floor.
- The lower or inside part of something; the interior of something.
- depth; deepness the amount by which something is below the surface
- depth; deepness the amount by which something reaches below the surface
- depth the third dimension, after height and width
- (rare) Sagacity; sagaciousness; the quality of being wise.
- (rare) Direness; the quality of being of serious import
- (rare) Magnitude; quantity.
- (rare) An unknown or hidden piece of knowledge.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dēopnes (depth, an abyss, deepness) affix from Middle English depe.
Origin
Middle English
depe