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deepness

/ˈdiːpnəs/ UK

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From Middle English depnesse, from Old English dēopnes (“deepness; depth; an abyss”), from Proto-West Germanic *deupnassī, equivalent to deep + -ness. Cognate with German Low German Deepnis (“deepness, depth”).

noun deepnesses

uncountable, usually The state or quality of being deep (either physically or metaphorically)
Similar: depth, profoundness, profundity · Opposite: shallowness

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@misc{deepness_2026,
  title = {deepness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deepness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}