depth of feeling

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• depth — noun 1 distance from top to bottom or from back to front; deep part of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ species that live at considerable depth ▪ They go down to great depths below the surface. ▪ maximum …   Collocations dictionary

• feeling — feel|ing1 W1S1 [ˈfi:lıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(anger/sadness/joy etc)¦ 2¦(way somebody thinks/feels)¦ 3¦(opinion)¦ 4 have/get a feeling (that) 5¦(general attitude)¦ 6¦(heat/cold/pain etc)¦ 7¦(ability to feel)¦ 8¦(effect of a place/book etc)¦ 9 I know the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• depth — [[t]de̱pθ[/t]] ♦♦♦ depths 1) N VAR: oft amount in N, with poss, N of amount The depth of something such as a river or hole is the distance downwards from its top surface, or between its upper and lower surfaces. The smaller lake ranges from five… …   English dictionary

• depth — [ depθ ] noun *** ▸ 1 distance through something ▸ 2 hidden qualities/ideas ▸ 3 information/importance ▸ 4 bright quality of color ▸ 5 not looking flat ▸ 6 when sound is low ▸ 7 deepest parts of ocean ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• depth — W3S3 [depθ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: deep] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a) the distance from the top surface of something such as a river or hole to the bottom of it →↑deep ▪ a sea with an average depth of 35 metres to/at a depth of sth ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• depth*/*/*/ — [depθ] noun 1) [C/U] a distance relating to how deep something is, for example the sea, a river, or a hole What s the depth of the water here?[/ex] 2) [U] the distance from the front to the back of something the depth of the shelf[/ex] 3) [C/U]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• depth */*/*/ — UK [depθ] / US noun Word forms depth : singular depth plural depths 1) [countable/uncountable] the distance from the top to the bottom of something, for example the sea, a river, or a hole depth of: What s the depth of the water here? in depth:… …   English dictionary

• depth — /depT/ noun 1 DISTANCE (countable usually singular, uncountable) a) the distance down from the top surface to the bottom of something: What depth is the lake? | to/at a depth of: Plant the seeds at a depth of ten centimetres. | a metre/foot etc… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• depth — depthless, adj. /depth/, n. 1. a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers. 2.… …   Universalium

• depth — /dɛpθ / (say depth) noun 1. measure or distance downwards, inwards, or backwards. 2. deepness, as of water, suited to or safe for a person or thing. 3. abstruseness, as of a subject. 4. gravity; seriousness. 5. emotional profundity: depth of woe …  

• feeling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Emotional sensation See also touch, taste Nouns 1. feeling, sensation, sentience, emotion, sensibility, sensitivity; endurance, tolerance, sufferance, experience, response; vibrations; impression,… …   English dictionary for students