Depth vs. Profundity
Depthnoun
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
‘Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.’;
Profunditynoun
The state of being profound or abstruse.
Depthnoun
the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
Profunditynoun
A great depth.
Depthnoun
(figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
‘The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.’; ‘The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.’; ‘We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.’;
Profunditynoun
Deep intellect or insight.
Depthnoun
lowness
‘the depth of a sound’;
Profunditynoun
The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc.
Depthnoun
the total palette of available colors
Profunditynoun
wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound;
‘the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs’;
Depthnoun
the property of appearing three-dimensional
‘The depth of field in this picture is amazing.’;
Profunditynoun
intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc;
‘the depth of my feeling’; ‘the profoundness of the silence’;
Depthnoun
the deepest part usually of a body of water
‘The burning ship finally sunk into the depths.’;
Profunditynoun
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
Depthnoun
a very remote part.
‘Into the depths of the jungle...’; ‘In the depths of the night,’;
Profunditynoun
the quality of being physically deep;
‘the profundity of the mine was almost a mile’;
Depthnoun
the most severe part
‘in the depth of the crisis’; ‘in the depths of winter’;
Depthnoun
(logic) the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
Depthnoun
(horology) a pair of toothed wheels which work together
Depthnoun
(aeronautics) the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
Depthnoun
(statistics) the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
Depthnoun
The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the depth of a river; the depth of a body of troops.
Depthnoun
Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance; completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.
‘Mindful of that heavenly loveWhich knows no end in depth or height.’;
Depthnoun
Lowness; as, depth of sound.
Depthnoun
That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place; the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter.
‘From you unclouded depth above.’; ‘The depth closed me round about.’;
Depthnoun
The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content.
Depthnoun
A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
Depthnoun
The perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface.
Depthnoun
the maximum number of times a type of procedure is reiteratively called before the last call is exited; - of subroutines or procedures which are reentrant; - used of call stacks.
Depthnoun
extent downward or backward or inward;
‘the depth of the water’; ‘depth of a shelf’; ‘depth of a closet’;
Depthnoun
degree of psychological or intellectual depth
Depthnoun
(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part;
‘from the depths of darkest Africa’; ‘signals received from the depths of space’;
Depthnoun
(usually plural) a low moral state;
‘he had sunk to the depths of addiction’;
Depthnoun
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
