deepness
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]deepness (usually uncountable, plural deepnesses)
- The state or quality of being deep (either physically or metaphorically)
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