Deep

[diːp] or [dip]

Definition

(noun.) literary term for an ocean; 'denizens of the deep'.

(noun.) the central and most intense or profound part; 'in the deep of night'; 'in the deep of winter'.

(adj.) exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; 'deep political machinations'; 'a deep plot' .

(adj.) strong; intense; 'deep purple'; 'a rich red' .

(adj.) very distant in time or space; 'deep in the past'; 'deep in enemy territory'; 'deep in the woods'; 'a deep space probe' .

(adj.) 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' .

(adj.) relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; 'a deep breath'; 'a deep sigh'; 'deep concentration'; 'deep emotion'; 'a deep trance'; 'in a deep sleep' .

(adj.) with head or back bent low; 'a deep bow' .

(adj.) large in quantity or size; 'deep cuts in the budget' .

(adj.) extreme; 'in deep trouble'; 'deep happiness' .

(adj.) marked by depth of thinking; 'deep thoughts'; 'a deep allegory' .

(adj.) relatively thick from top to bottom; 'deep carpets'; 'deep snow' .

(adj.) extending relatively far inward; 'a deep border' .

(adv.) to a great distance; 'penetrated deep into enemy territory'; 'went deep into the woods'.

(adv.) to an advanced time; 'deep into the night'; 'talked late into the evening'.

Edited by Jimmy--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) 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.

(superl.) 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.

(superl.) Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.

(superl.) Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.

(superl.) Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.

(superl.) Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.

(superl.) Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.

(superl.) Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.

(superl.) Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads.

(adv.) To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.

(n.) That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.

(n.) That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.

Inputed by Diego

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Profound, unfathomable.[2]. Mysterious, intricate, knotty, difficult, hard (to comprehend).[3]. Sagacious, penetrating, intelligent, discerning, shrewd.[4]. Absorbed, engrossed, rapt up.[5]. Grave, low, not high, not sharp.[6]. Dark, intense.[7]. Great, thorough, entire.

n. Sea, ocean, main.

ad. Deeply.

Edited by Fergus

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Profound, subterranean, submerged, designing, abstruse, recondite, learned,low, sagacious, penetrating, thick, obscure, mysterious, occult, Intense,heartfelt

ANT:Shallow, superficial, artless, undesigning, familiar, commonplace

Checker: Rudolph

Definition

adj. extending far down or far from the outside: difficult to understand: secret: wise and penetrating: cunning: very still: profound: profoundly learned in a language: intense heart-felt: sunk low: low or grave: (of a road) encumbered with mud sand or ruts.—adv. in a deep manner.—n. that which is deep: the sea: anything profound or incomprehensible.—adjs. Deep′-browed of high intellectual powers; Deep′-draw′ing (of ships) requiring considerable depth to float in; Deep′-drawn; Deep′-dyed thorough-going extreme—in a bad sense.—v.t. Deep′en to make deeper in any sense: to increase.—v.i. to become deeper.—adjs. Deep′-fet (Shak.) fetched or drawn from a depth; Deep′-laid.—adv. Deep′ly.—adjs. Deep′-most deepest; Deep′-mouthed with deep voice.—n. Deep′ness.—adjs. Deep′-read profoundly versed; Deep′-sea pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; Deep′-seat′ed firmly seated; Deep′-toned having a deep tone.

Editor: Will