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depths

  • noun
  • /dɛpθs/

The lowest point, all-time low, nadir.

Example

“to plumb the depths of despair”

Other meanings

  1. The most severe or involved period.

    “in the depths of the crisis”

  2. The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.)

    “The burning ship finally sank into the depths.”

Related words

  • ocean depths

Example sentences

  • “I seek wisdom in the depths of silence.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “depths” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.