deepness
/-pnə̇s/ (ame, mw)
deepness — noun
1. the property of going far down, far in, or far back — used about places, sounds,
the property of going far down, far in, or far back — used about places, sounds, or feelings, when you want to name how deep something is rather than just describe it.
Soraya was startled by the deepness of the well behind the old farmhouse.
the deepness of + [physical thing]
The deepness of Otis's voice made every child in the storytime circle lean forward.
the deepness of + [voice / sound]
The deepness of the canyon made Hari take a careful step back from the edge.
Renata wrote about the deepness of her grandmother's sadness after the move.
Lien sat by the harbour, listening to the deepness of the evening silence.
- depth
far more common and used for measurable distance; 'deepness' is the literary, quality-naming alternative
- profundity
formal; mostly for ideas or feelings, not for physical distance
- shallowness
the matching quality noun for being not deep
文法句型
the deepness of [noun]
用法筆記
Much rarer than 'depth'; readers will usually expect 'depth' for measurable cases ('the depth of the pool') and reserve 'deepness' for a slightly literary, quality-naming use ('the deepness of his voice'). Treat it as a stylistic choice, not a synonym you can swap in everywhere.