deep

Meaning

Adj

1. (also, figuratively) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
2. (also, figuratively) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
3. (also, figuratively) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
4. (also, figuratively, in-compounds) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
5. (also, figuratively) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
6. (also, figuratively) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
7. (also, figuratively) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
8. (also, figuratively) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
9. (also, figuratively) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
10. (also, figuratively, often) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
11. Complex, involved.
12. Complex, involved.
13. Complex, involved.
14. Complex, involved.
15. Complex, involved.
16. Low in pitch.
17. Highly saturated; rich.
18. Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
19. Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
20. Distant in the past, ancient.

Adv

1. Far, especially far down through something or into something, physically or figuratively.
2. In a profound, not superficial, manner.
3. In large volume.
4. Back towards one's own goal, baseline, or similar.

Noun

1. (countable, literary, uncountable, with-definite-article) The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
2. (countable, uncountable, with-definite-article) The sea, the ocean.
3. (countable, uncountable) A deep hole or pit, a water well; an abyss.
4. (countable, uncountable) A deep or innermost part of something in general.
5. (countable, literary, uncountable, with-definite-article) A silent time; quiet isolation.
6. (countable, rare, uncountable) A deep shade of colour.
7. (US, countable, rare, uncountable) The profound part of a problem.
8. (countable, uncountable) A fielding position near the boundary.

Verb

1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To overthink; to treat as being deeper (“more profound, significant”) than in reality.
2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To think about, especially deeply (“profoundly”); to consider.

Opposite of

superficial

Synonyms

profound

dark

thick

abstruse

deeply

strong

intense

far

low

heavy

long

abyss

high

rich

🤑

recondite

late

big

mysterious

deepen

oceanic abyss

dense

extreme

serious

under

bass

sound

🔉

obscure

wise

at the bottom

intensely

vast

thoughtful

thorough

trench

important

tall

true

sea

🌊

close

great

difficult

grave

🪦

sincere

mystifying

bright

major

low-pitched

ocean

🌊

body

loud

Translations

profond

tief

profondo

diep

profundo

hondo

profundo

fundo

profund

βαθύς

profundus

derin

fondo

profondément

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: depe

Inherited from Old English: dēop

Cognate with Scots: depe

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: djoop

Cognate with Western Frisian: djip

Cognate with Low German: deep

Cognate with Dutch: diep

Cognate with German: tief

Cognate with Danish: dyb

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: dyp

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: -

Cognate with Swedish: djup

Cognate with Icelandic: djúpur

Cognate with Lithuanian: dubùs

Cognate with Albanian: det

Cognate with Welsh: dwfn

In summary

From Middle English depe, deep, dep, deop, from Old English dēop (“deep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous; serious, solemn, earnest; extreme, great”), from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (“deep”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-nós, from *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots depe (“deep”), North Frisian diip, jip (“deep”), Saterland Frisian djoop (“deep”), West Frisian djip (“deep”), Alemannic German tüüf (“deep”), Central Franconian deef, deep (“deep”), Dutch diep (“deep”), German tief (“deep”), Luxembourgish déif (“deep”), Mòcheno tiaf (“deep”), Vilamovian tif, tīf, tiif (“deep”), Yiddish טיף (tif, “deep”), Danish dyb (“deep”), Faroese, Icelandic djúpur (“deep”), Norwegian Bokmål djup, dyp (“deep”), Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish djup (“deep”), Scanian djyber (“deep”), Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (diups, “deep”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).

Sentences

Wow , look how deep this canyon is !

Aid was extended only to those who lived in deep poverty .

Suited connectors can be especially effective in deep stack poker .