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depthe

depthe is the obsolete spelling of depth.

Meaning of depth

Noun

depth (countable and uncountable, plural depths)

  1. the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
    • Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
  2. the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
  3. (figuratively) the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
    • The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
  4. lowness
    • the depth of a sound
  5. (colors) the total palette of available colors
  6. the property of appearing three-dimensional
    • The depth of field in this picture is amazing.

See all 15 meanings of depth

Forms of depthe

pluraldepthes

Questions about depthe

What is depthe the obsolete spelling of?
Depthe is the obsolete spelling of depth.

Words near depthe in the dictionary

  1. depth-charging
  2. depth-first search
  3. depth-first searches
  4. depth-psychologies
  5. depth-psychology
  6. depthe
  7. depthen
  8. depthened
  9. depthening
  10. depthens
  11. depthes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: depthe (page history and authors); depth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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