DEEP

deep

(adjective) exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; “deep political machinations”; “a deep plot”

deep, rich

(adjective) strong; intense; “deep purple”; “a rich red”

deep

(adjective) very distant in time or space; “deep in the past”; “deep in enemy territory”; “deep in the woods”; “a deep space probe”

deep

(adjective) 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

(adjective) relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; “a deep breath”; “a deep sigh”; “deep concentration”; “deep emotion”; “a deep trance”; “in a deep sleep”

abstruse, deep, recondite

(adjective) 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”

cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying

(adjective) of an obscure nature; “the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms”; “a deep dark secret”; “the inscrutable workings of Providence”; “in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life”- Rachel Carson; “rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands”

deep

(adjective) with head or back bent low; “a deep bow”

bass, deep

(adjective) 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

(adjective) large in quantity or size; “deep cuts in the budget”

deep

(adjective) intense or extreme; “in deep trouble”; “deep happiness”

thick, deep

(adjective) (of darkness) densely dark; “thick night”; “thick darkness”; “a face in deep shadow”; “deep night”

deep

(adjective) marked by depth of thinking; “deep thoughts”; “a deep allegory”

deep

(adjective) relatively thick from top to bottom; “deep carpets”; “deep snow”

deep

(adjective) extending relatively far inward; “a deep border”

deeply, deep

(adverb) to a great depth; far down or in; “dived deeply”; “dug deep”

deep

(adverb) to a great distance; “penetrated deep into enemy territory”; “went deep into the woods”

deep, late

(adverb) to an advanced time; “deep into the night”; “talked late into the evening”

deep

(noun) literary term for an ocean; “denizens of the deep”

trench, deep, oceanic abyss

(noun) a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

deep

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

deep (comparative deeper, superlative deepest)

(of a, physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.

Extending far down from the top or surface; having its bottom far down.

Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.

In a (specified) number of rows or layers.

Thick.

Voluminous.

A long way inside; situated far in or back.

(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.

(sports, soccer, tennis) A long way forward.

(American football) Relatively farther downfield.

(intellectual, social) Complex, involved.

Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.

To a significant, not superficial, extent.

Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.

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

(sound, voice) Low in pitch.

(of a color) Highly saturated.

(sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).

Immersed, submerged (in).

Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.

(of time) Distant in the past, ancient.

Synonyms

• (of a hole, water, etc)

• (having great meaning): heavy, meaningful, profound

• (thick in a vertical direction): thick

• (voluminous): great, large, voluminous

• (low in pitch): low, low-pitched

• (of a color, dark and highly saturated): bright, rich, vivid

• (of sleep): fast, heavy

Antonyms

• (of a hole, water, etc): shallow

• (having great meaning): frivolous, light, shallow, superficial

• (in extent in a direction away from the observer): shallow

• (thick in a vertical direction): shallow, thin

• (voluminous): shallow, small

• (low in pitch): high, high-pitched, piping

• (of a color, dark and highly saturated): light, pale, desaturated, washed-out

• (of sleep): light

Hyponyms

• ankle-deep

• knee-deep

• neck-deep

• skin-deep

• waist-deep

Adverb

deep (comparative more deep, superlative most deep)

Deeply.

Noun

deep (countable and uncountable, plural deeps)

(literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

(literary, with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.

(rare) A deep shade of colour.

(US, rare) The profound part of a problem.

(with "the") The sea, the ocean.

(cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.

Anagrams

• Peed, peed

Source: Wiktionary

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Deep, a. [Compar. Deeper; superl. Deepest.] Etym: [OE. dep, deop, AS. deóp; akin to D. diep, G. tief, Icel. dj, Sw. diup, Dan. dyb, Goth. diups; fr. the root of E. dip, dive. See Dip, Dive.]

1. 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. Shak.

2. 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. Milton. Safely in harbor Is the king's ship in the deep nook. Shak.

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

4. 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. Milton. A question deep almost as the mystery of life. De Quincey. O Lord, . . . thy thought are very deep. Ps. xcii. 5.

5. Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning. Deep clerks she dumbs. Shak.

6. Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror. "Deep despair." Milton. "Deep silence." Milton. "Deep sleep." Gen. ii. 21. "Deeper darkness." Hoole. "Their deep poverty." 2 Cor. viii. 2. An attitude of deep respect. Motley.

7. Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.

8. Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy. "The deep thunder." Byron. The bass of heaven's deep organ. Milton.

9. Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads. Chaucer. The ways in that vale were very deep. Clarendon. A deep line of operations (Military), a long line.

– Deep mourning (Costume), mourning complete and strongly marked, the garments being not only all black, but also composed of lusterless materials and of such fashion as is identified with mourning garments.

Deep, adv.

Definition: To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply. Deep-versed in books, and shallow in himself. Milton. Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. Pope.

Note: Deep, in its usual adverbial senses, is often prefixed to an adjective; as, deep-chested, deep-cut, deep-seated, deep-toned, deep- voiced, "deep-uddered kine."

Deep, n.

1. That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth. Courage from the deeps of knowledge springs. Cowley. The hollow deep of hell resounded. Milton. Blue Neptune storms, the bellowing deeps resound. Pope.

2. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss. Thy judgments are a great. Ps. xxxvi. 6. Deep of night, the most quiet or profound part of night; dead of night. The deep of night is crept upon our talk. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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