deepness

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːpnəs/ Rhymes: -iːpnəs === Noun === deepness (usually uncountable, plural deepnesses) The state or quality of being deep (either physically or metaphorically) Synonyms: depth, profoundness, profundity Antonym: shallowness Coordinate term: pseudoprofundity