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deep
English
Etymology
From Middle English depe, deep, dep, deop, from Old English d?op (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewb?-nós, from *d?ewb- (“deep”). Cognate with Scots depe (“deep”), Saterland Frisian djoop (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Low German deep (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Norwegian Bokmål dyp (“deep”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish djup (“deep”), Icelandic djúpur (“deep”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?p, IPA(key): /di?p/
- Rhymes: -i?p
Adjective
deep (comparative deeper, superlative deepest)
- (of a physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.
- Extending far down from the top or surface; having its bottom far down.
- Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.
- In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
- Thick.
- Voluminous.
- Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. […] She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.
- A long way inside; situated far in or back.
- (cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.
- (sports, soccer, tennis) A long way forward.
- (American football) Relatively farther downfield.
- (cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.
- Extending far down from the top or surface; having its bottom far down.
- (intellectual, social) Complex, involved.
- Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
- To a significant, not superficial, extent.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- While Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
- c. 1840, Thomas De Quincey:
- Why it was that the ancients had no landscape painting, is a question deep almost as the mystery of life, and harder of solution than all the problems of jurisprudence combined.
- c. 1840, Thomas De Quincey:
- Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
- Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
- (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
- (of a color) Highly saturated.
- (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
- Immersed, submerged (in).
- Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
- The ways in that vale were very deep.
- (of time) Distant in the past, ancient.
Synonyms
- (of a hole, water, etc):
- (having great meaning): heavy, meaningful, profound
- (thick in a vertical direction): thick
- (voluminous): great, large, voluminous
- (low in pitch): low, low-pitched
- (of a color, dark and highly saturated): bright, rich, vivid
- (of sleep): fast, heavy
Antonyms
- (of a hole, water, etc): shallow
- (having great meaning): frivolous, light, shallow, superficial
- (in extent in a direction away from the observer): shallow
- (thick in a vertical direction): shallow, thin
- (voluminous): shallow, small
- (low in pitch): high, high-pitched, piping
- (of a color, dark and highly saturated): light, pale, desaturated, washed-out
- (of sleep): light
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- deep-frozen
- deep-level
- deepness
- deep state
Translations
See also
References
- Deep on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Adverb
deep (comparative more deep, superlative most deep)
- Deeply.
Translations
Noun
deep (countable and uncountable, plural deeps)
- (literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
- creatures of the deep
- (literary, with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.
- the deep of night
- (rare) A deep shade of colour.
- (US, rare) The profound part of a problem.
- (with "the") The sea, the ocean.
- (cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.
- Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- deeps
Anagrams
- Peed, peed
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- deef (northern Moselle Franconian; now predominant in Ripuarian)
- dief (southern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
One of several Ripuarian relict words with an unshifted post-vocalic plosive. Compare Aap (“ape”), söke (“to seek”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de?p/
Adjective
deep (masculine deepe, feminine deep, comparativer deeper, superlative et deepste)
- (Ripuarian, archaic in many dialects) deep
Middle English
Adjective
deep
- Alternative form of depe
Adverb
deep
- Alternative form of depe
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German diep, from Old Saxon diop.
Adjective
deep
- deep, profound
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living
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?v??/
- Rhymes: -?v??
Verb
living
- present participle of live
Adjective
living (not comparable)
- Having life; alive.
- a living, breathing child
- Respect for the dead does not preclude respect for the living.
- In use or existing.
- Of everyday life.
- True to life.
- Of rock or stone, existing in its original state and place.
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. - Used as an intensifier.
Synonyms
- (having life): extant, living, vital; see also Thesaurus:alive
- (existing): extant; See also Thesaurus:existent
- (representing life): lifey, lifelike, limned, lively, naturalistic
- (intensifier): blasted, doggone, stinking; see also Thesaurus:damned
Antonyms
- dead
- nonliving
Hyponyms
- long-living
- longest-living
Related terms
Related terms
- live, life
- alive
Translations
Noun
living (countable and uncountable, plural livings)
- (uncountable) The state of being alive.
- Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
- What do you do for a living?
- A style of life.
- plain living
- (canon law) A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice.
Derived terms
- it takes a heap of living to make a house a home
- make a living
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French living or less plausibly an independent truncated borrowing from English living room.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?.v??/
- Hyphenation: li?ving
Noun
living m (plural livings)
- (Belgium) A living room.
- Synonyms: huiskamer, woonkamer
French
Etymology
From English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.vi?/
Noun
living m (plural livings)
- living room
Italian
Etymology
From English living room.
Noun
living m (plural living)
- living room
- Synonym: soggiorno
Spanish
Etymology
From English [[living room#English|living (room)]].
Noun
living m (plural livings)
- (Argentina) living room
- Synonym: sala de estar
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