Definition of deeper Deeper

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What does deeper mean?

Part of speech

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  • deeper, adjective, comparative of deep.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: deeps

deep - the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"
  middle the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
deep - literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"
deep - a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  trench, oceanic abyss
  natural depression, depression a sunken or depressed geological formation

Adjective

deep, deeper, deepest

deep - having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep"
  shallow lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
  unfathomable impossible to come to understand
  deepness, depth a low pitch that is loud and voluminous
  abysmal, abyssal, unfathomable resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean"
  bottomless unclothed especially below the waist or featuring such nudeness; "bottomless dancers"; "a bottomless bar"
  deep-water of or carried on in waters of great depth; "a deep-water port"
  unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded, profound situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns"
deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
  shallow lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field"
  deepness, depth a low pitch that is loud and voluminous
  wakeless, profound, sound, heavy situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns"
deep - strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"
  rich
  colourful, colorful having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"
deep - marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory"
  profound situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns"
deep - relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow"
  thick abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"
deep - exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"
deep - very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
deep - with head or back bent low; "a deep bow"
deep - large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget"
deep - extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness"
deep - extending relatively far inward; "a deep border"
deep - difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
  abstruse, recondite
  esoteric confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
deep - of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
  cryptic, cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
  inexplicable, incomprehensible incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
deep - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
  bass
  low-pitched, low set at a low angle or slant; "a low-pitched roof"
deep - (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
  thick
  intense (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"

Adverb

deep - to a great distance; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods"
deep - to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
  late
deep - to a great depth;far down; "dived deeply"; "dug deep"
  deeply
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • deep (Noun)
    Meaning 1 above part of a lake, sea, etc.
  • deep (Noun)
    With "the": the sea, the ocean.
  • deep (Noun)
    A fielding position near the boundary.
  • deep (Adverb)
    deeply.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Having its bottom far down.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.
  • deep (Adjective)
    To a significant, not superficial, extent.
  • deep (Adjective)
    In extent in a direction away from the observer.
  • deep (Adjective)
    In a number of rows or layers.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Thick.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Voluminous.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Low in pitch.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Dark and highly saturated.
  • deep (Adjective)
    A long way inside; situated far in or back.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Of a fielding position near the boundary, or closer to the boundary than one being compared to.
  • deep (Adjective)
    He is fielding at deep mid wicket.
  • deep (Adjective)
    A long way forward.
  • deep (Adjective)
    A deep volley.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Relatively farther downfield.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Sound, heavy.
  • deep (Adjective)
    Immersed, submerged in.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • deep (superl.)
    Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.
  • deep (superl.)
    Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep.
  • deep (superl.)
    Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley.
  • deep (superl.)
    Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.
  • deep (superl.)
    Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
  • deep (superl.)
    Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror.
  • deep (superl.)
    Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson.
  • deep (superl.)
    Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.
  • deep (superl.)
    Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads.
  • deep (adv.)
    To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.
  • deep (n.)
    That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
  • deep (n.)
    That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • deep
    Having a bottom or base that is far away from the top.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • deep
    dēp, adj. extending far down or far from the outside: difficult to understand: secret: wise and penetrating: cunning: very still: profound: profoundly learned in a language: intense, heart-felt: sunk low: low or grave: (of a road) encumbered with mud, sand, or ruts.—adv. in a deep manner.—n. that which is deep: the sea: anything profound or incomprehensible.—adjs. Deep′-browed, of high intellectual powers; Deep′-draw′ing (of ships), requiring considerable depth to float in; Deep′-drawn; Deep′-dyed, thorough-going, extreme—in a bad sense.—v.t. Deep′en, to make deeper in any sense: to increase.—v.i. to become deeper.—adjs. Deep′-fet (Shak.), fetched or drawn from a depth; Deep′-laid.—adv. Deep′ly.—adjs. Deep′-most, deepest; Deep′-mouthed, with deep voice.—n. Deep′ness.—adjs. Deep′-read, profoundly versed; Deep′-sea, pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; Deep′-seat′ed, firmly seated; Deep′-toned, having a deep tone. [A.S. deóp; Ger. tief. Cf. Dip, Dive.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • deep
    A word figuratively applied to the ocean. On the coast of Germany, to the northward of Friesland, it is of the same import as gulf on the coasts of France, Spain, Italy, &c. Also, any depth over 20 fathoms.--Deep-sea fishing. In contradistinction to coast, or when the hand-lead reaches bottom at 20 fathoms.--Hand deeps. Out of ordinary leadsman's sounding.--A vessel is deep as regards her lading, and is also said to sail deep when her expenses run high.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • deep
    A term used in the disposition or arrangements of soldiers placed in ranks before each other; hence, two deep, three deep, etc. Deep line of operations, a long line.

Part of speech

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  • deep, noun, singular of deeps.
  • deep, adjective.
  • deep, adverb.

Pronunciation

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