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profundity
English
Etymology
prof(o)und +? -ity, from Old French profundite, from Latin profundit?s. Compare profoundness.
Pronunciation
- enPR: pr?f?n?d?t?, IPA(key): /p???f?nd?ti/
- Hyphenation: pro?fun?di?ty
- Rhymes: -?ti
Noun
profundity (countable and uncountable, plural profundities)
- The state of being profound or abstruse.
- A great depth.
- Deep intellect or insight.
Synonyms
- profoundness
Translations
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abyss
English
Alternative forms
- abysm, abime
Etymology
From Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (ábussos, “bottomless”), from ?- (a-, “not”) + ?????? (bussós, “deep place”), from ????? (buthós, “deep place”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??b?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?s/, /æ?b?s/, enPR: ?-b?s'
- Rhymes: -?s
- Hyphenation: a?byss
Noun
abyss (plural abysses)
- Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- (frequently figuratively) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
- An impending catastrophic happening.
- (heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.
- (oceanography) The abyssal zone.
- (figuratively) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
Usage notes
- (impending catastrophic happening): It is typically preceded by the word the.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:abyss.
Synonyms
- (difference): gulf
Derived terms
Related terms
- abysmal
Translations
References
Anagrams
- bassy
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