📒 the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something; a particular distance down from the surface of something
- depth of something What's the depth of the water here?
- the depth of a cut/wound/crack
- at a depth of something Water was found at a depth of 30 metres.
📒 the distance from the front to the back of something
- The depth of the shelves is 30 centimetres.
📒 the strength and power of feelings
- the depth of her love
- music of great emotional depth
- the unexpected depth of his feelings for her
📒 qualities that give somebody/something extra character and make them/it interesting
- The separate storylines really add depth and personality to the characters.
- This film lacks the complexity or depth of his best movies.
- Her paintings reveal hidden depths (= unknown and interesting things about her character).
📒 the quality of knowing or understanding a lot of details about something; the ability to provide and explain these details
- a writer of great wisdom and depth
- His ideas lack depth.
- She has the ability to treat big subjects with breadth and depth.
📒 the deepest, most extreme or serious part of something
- the depths of the ocean
- to live in the depths of the country (= a long way from a town)
- in the depths of winter (= when it is coldest)
📒 the strength of a colour
- Strong light will affect the depth of colour of your carpets and curtains.
📒 the quality in a work of art or a photograph that makes it appear not to be flat
📒 to be in water that is too deep to stand in with your head above water
- If you can't swim, don't go out of your depth.
- I don't like going out of my depth in the sea.
📒 to be unable to understand something because it is too difficult; to be in a situation that you cannot control
- He felt totally out of his depth in his new job.
- The writer seems a little out of her depth when dealing with the emotional issue involved.
📒 in a detailed, careful and complete way
- I haven't looked at the report in depth yet.
- an in-depth study
- I studied phonology in depth at college.
📒 to be or to experience an extreme example of something unpleasant
- His latest novel plumbs the depths of horror and violence.
- It was at that stage in her life when she plumbed the depths of despair.
- The team's poor performances plumbed new depths last night when they lost 10–2.
📒 the quality of being strong because you have a great variety of good people, ideas, etc. that can contribute to the success of something
- The French team does not have the strength in depth that the Australians have.