deep
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
How often you will meet it
Rank 476 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 43,117 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.020% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply a deep breatha deep sigh
- marked by depth of thinking deep thoughtsa deep allegory
- having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination a deep wella deep dive
- very distant in time or space deep in the pastdeep in enemy territory
- intense or extreme in deep troubledeep happiness
- having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range also: bass a deep voicea bass voice is lower than a baritone voice
deep in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His voice was rather deep and unctuous.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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It is only about twenty feet deep.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Rises slowly, solemnly, to full height; in deep base tones, asks permission to make personal statement.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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A man sat in the shadow of a deep leather chair, his rough, unpolished boots stretched toward the flaming logs.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1