† profundeurn.
Obsolete. rare.
Depth, profundity.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [noun] > great or considerable depth
deepnessc1384
lownessa1387
profundity?a1425
profoundness1509
depth1526
lowth1526
hownessa1605
profunditudec1616
profundeur1658
1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 162 They strictly make good thei[r] profundeur or depth.
1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Profundeur, profundity, depth, deepness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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