ABYSM

abyss, abysm

(noun) a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

abysm (plural abysms)

(archaic, poetic) Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos. [from between 1150 and 1350]

(now chiefly, literary) An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole. [from late 15th century]

Anagrams

• Byams

Source: Wiktionary


A*bysm", n. Etym: [OF. abisme; F. abime, LL. abyssimus, a superl. of L. abyssus; Gr. Abyss.]

Definition: An abyss; a gulf. "The abysm of hell." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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