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deepness

deep·ness

UK/ˈdiːpnəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of being physically deep

  • “the profundity of the mine was almost a mile”
2.

a low pitch that is loud and voluminous

Origin

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”).

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