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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprofondeur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: profondeur
"La profondeur du lac est impressionnante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The distance from the top or surface to the bottom, or the measurement of how deep something is.
"The divers explored the underwater cave system at a depth of fifty meters." - 2
Extensive complexity, profundity, or intensity of emotion, thought, or character.
"Her novel was praised by critics for its psychological depth and well-crafted characters."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'depthe', from the Old English root '*dēopþu', formed by combining the adjective 'dēop' (meaning 'deep') with the abstract noun suffix '-þu'. It shares common West Germanic roots with Dutch 'diepte' and Old Norse 'dýpt'. Over time, its application expanded from physical measurements of spatial dimensions to abstract qualities like intellectual complexity and emotional intensity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Depth" is said worldwide
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profondeur
Transliteration: profondeur
"La profondeur du lac est impressionnante."
Tiefe
Transliteration: Tiefe
"Die Tiefe des Ozeans ist noch nicht vollständig erforscht."
profondità
Transliteration: profondità
"Abbiamo misurato la profondità del fiume."
profundidad
Transliteration: profundidad
"El submarino descendió a una gran profundidad."
fundura
Transliteration: fundura
"A fundura do poço assustava os caminhantes."
गहराई
Transliteration: gahraai
"समुद्र की गहराई बहुत अधिक है।"
深度
Transliteration: shēn dù
"潜水员测量了湖泊的深度。"
깊이
Transliteration: gipi
"그 호수의 깊이는 아무도 모릅니다."
深さ
Transliteration: fukasa
"この川の深さは約三メートルです。"
عُمْق
Transliteration: 'umq
"قاس الغواصون عمق البحيرة."
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