Deep vs. Meaningful — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Deep and Meaningful
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Definitions
Deep➦
Extending far down from the top or surface
The lake was deep and cold
A deep gorge
Meaningful➦
Having meaning, function, or purpose
A meaningful discussion.
Deep➦
Very intense or extreme
She was in deep trouble
A deep sleep
Meaningful➦
Showing or conveying meaning, especially without words
A meaningful glance.
Deep➦
(of sound) low in pitch and full in tone; not shrill
A deep, resonant voice
Meaningful➦
Having meaning, significant.
I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.
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Deep➦
(of colour) dark and intense
A deep pink
Meaningful➦
Having a meaning or purpose; having significance; as, a meaningful explanation; a meaningful discussion; a meaningful pause; to live a meaningful life. Opposite of meaningless.
Deep➦
The sea
Denizens of the deep
Meaningful➦
Having a meaning or purpose;
A meaningful explanation
A meaningful discussion
A meaningful pause
Deep➦
The part of the field distant from the batsman.
Deep➦
Far down or in; deeply
He travelled deep into the forest
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Deep➦
Extending far downward below a surface
A deep hole in the river ice.
Deep➦
Extending far inward from an outer surface
A deep cut.
Deep➦
Extending far backward from front to rear
A deep walk-in refrigerator.
Deep➦
Extending far from side to side from a center
A deep yard surrounding the house.
Deep➦
Far distant down or in
Deep in the woods.
Deep➦
Coming from or penetrating to a depth
A deep sigh.
Deep➦
(Sports) Located or taking place near the outer boundaries of the area of play
Deep left field.
Deep➦
Extending a specific distance in a given direction
Snow four feet deep.
Deep➦
Far distant in time or space
Deep in the past.
Deep➦
Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite
A deep metaphysical theory.
Deep➦
Of a mysterious or obscure nature
A deep secret.
Ancient and deep tribal rites.
Deep➦
Very learned or intellectual; wise
A deep philosopher.
Deep➦
Exhibiting great cunning or craft
Deep political machinations.
Deep➦
Of a grave or extreme nature
Deep trouble.
Deepest deceit.
Deep➦
Very absorbed or involved
Deep in thought.
Deep in financial difficulties.
Deep➦
Profound in quality or feeling
A deep trance.
Deep devotion.
Deep➦
Rich and intense in shade. Used of a color
A deep red.
Deep➦
Low in pitch; resonant
A deep voice.
Deep➦
Covered or surrounded to a designated degree. Often used in combination
Waist-deep in the water.
Ankle-deep in snow.
Deep➦
Large in quantity or size; big
Deep cuts in the budget.
Deep➦
(Sports) Having a sufficient number of capable reserve players
That team is not very deep.
Deep➦
To a great depth; deeply
Dig deep.
Feelings that run deep.
Deep➦
Well along in time; late
Worked deep into the night.
Deep➦
(Sports) Close to the outer boundaries of the area of play
Played deep for the first three innings.
Ran deep into their opponents' territory.
Deep➦
A deep place in land or in a body of water
Drowned in the deep of the river.
Deep➦
A vast, immeasurable extent
The deep of outer space.
Deep➦
The extent of encompassing time or space; firmament.
Deep➦
The most intense or extreme part
The deep of night.
Deep➦
The ocean.
Deep➦
(Nautical) A sounding that falls between marks on a lead line and thus corresponds to an estimated depth rather than a precise depth.
Deep➦
Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.
Deep➦
Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
The lake is extremely deep.
We hiked into a deep valley between tall mountains.
There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.
In the mid-1970s, the economy went into a deep recession.
We are in deep trouble.
Deep➦
Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.
The shelves are 30 centimetres deep. — They are deep shelves.
Deep➦
(in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.
The water was waist-deep.
There is an arm-deep hole in the wall.
Deep➦
In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
A crowd three deep along the funeral procession
Deep➦
Thick.
That cyclist's deep chest allows him to draw more air.
Deep➦
Voluminous.
To take a deep breath / sigh / drink
Deep➦
Positioned or reaching far, especially down through something or into something.
Diving down to deep wrecks can be dangerous.
I can't get the bullet out – it's too deep.
Deep➦
Complex, involved.
Deep➦
Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
That is a deep thought!
Deep➦
Significant, not superficial, in extent.
They're in deep discussion.
Deep➦
Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
A deep subject or plot
Deep➦
Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
Deep➦
Low in pitch.
She has a very deep contralto voice.
Deep➦
(of a color or flavour) Highly saturated; rich.
That's a very deep shade of blue.
The spices impart a deep flavour to the dish.
Deep➦
(sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
He was in a deep sleep.
Deep➦
Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
Deep➦
(of time) Distant in the past, ancient.
Deep time
In the deep past
Deep➦
Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.
The ogre lived in a cave deep underground.
We ventured deep into the forest.
His problems lie deep in the subconscious.
I am deep in debt.
Deep➦
(also deeply) In a profound, not superficial, manner.
I thought long and deep.
Deep➦
(also deeply) In large volume.
Breathe deep, drink deep
Deep➦
(sports) Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.
He's normally a midfield player, but today he's playing deep.
Deep➦
The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
Creatures of the deep
Deep➦
(with "the") The sea, the ocean.
Deep➦
A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.
Deep➦
A silent time; quiet isolation.
The deep of night
Deep➦
(rare) A deep shade of colour.
Deep➦
The profound part of a problem.
Deep➦
(cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.
Russell is a safe pair of hands in the deep.
Deep➦
Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.
The water where the brook is deep.
Deep➦
Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.
Shadowing squadrons deep.
Safely in harborIs the king's ship in the deep nook.
Deep➦
Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
Deep➦
Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; - opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
Speculations high or deep.
A question deep almost as the mystery of life.
O Lord, . . . thy thoughts are very deep.
Deep➦
Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
Deep clerks she dumbs.
Deep➦
Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
An attitude of deep respect.
Deep➦
Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
Deep➦
Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
The bass of heaven's deep organ.
Deep➦
Muddy; boggy; sandy; - said of roads.
The ways in that vale were very deep.
Deep➦
To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
Deep-versed in books, and shallow in himself.
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
Deep➦
That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
Courage from the deeps of knowledge springs.
The hollow deep of hell resounded.
Blue Neptune storms, the bellowing deeps resound.
Deep➦
That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
Thy judgments are a great deep.
The deep of night is crept upon our talk.
Deep➦
The central and most intense or profound part;
In the deep of night
In the deep of winter
Deep➦
A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Deep➦
Literary term for an ocean;
Denizens of the deep
Deep➦
Relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply;
A deep breath
A deep sigh
Deep concentration
Deep emotion
A deep trance
In a deep sleep
Deep➦
Marked by depth of thinking;
Deep thoughts
A deep allegory
Deep➦
Having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination;
A deep well
A deep dive
Deep water
A deep casserole
A deep gash
Deep massage
Deep pressure receptors in muscles
Deep shelves
A deep closet
Surrounded by a deep yard
Hit the ball to deep center field
In deep space
Waist-deep
Deep➦
Very distant in time or space;
Deep in the past
Deep in enemy territory
Deep in the woods
A deep space probe
Deep➦
Extreme;
In deep trouble
Deep happiness
Deep➦
Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range;
A deep voice
A bass voice is lower than a baritone voice
A bass clarinet
Deep➦
Strong; intense;
Deep purple
A rich red
Deep➦
Relatively thick from top to bottom;
Deep carpets
Deep snow
Deep➦
Extending relatively far inward;
A deep border
Deep➦
(of darkness) very intense;
Thick night
Thick darkness
A face in deep shadow
Deep night
Deep➦
Large in quantity or size;
Deep cuts in the budget
Deep➦
With head or back bent low;
A deep bow
Deep➦
Of an obscure nature;
The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
A deep dark secret
The inscrutible workings of Providence
In its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
Rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
Deep➦
Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge;
The professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them
A deep metaphysical theory
Some recondite problem in historiography
Deep➦
Exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy;
Deep political machinations
A deep plot
Deep➦
To a great depth;
Dived deeply
Dug deep
Deep➦
To an advanced time;
Deep into the night
Talked late into the evening
Deep➦
To far into space;
Penetrated deep into enemy territory
Went deep into the woods
