DEEP
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
DEEP
(adjective)
1. Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measur...
DEEP
(adverb)
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...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025