abysm
noun
ə-ˈbi-zəm 
: abyss
the dark backward and abysm of time
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Synonyms
- abyss
- chasm
- deep
- gulf
- ocean
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Example Sentences
a recurrent dream in which he would fall helplessly into a dark and silent abysm
Word History
Etymology
borrowed (with later spelling-pronunciation of s) from Anglo-French & Middle French abysme (compare Middle English abyme from Anglo-French abime, abisme), going back to Old French abysme, going back to Vulgar Latin *abismus, alteration of Late Latin abyssus abyss, perhaps via abíss(i)mus, alteration by haplology of abyssíssimus, a superlative derivative from abyssus
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
abysms
noun
as in abysses
an immeasurable depth or space a recurrent dream in which he would fall helplessly into a dark and silent abysm Synonyms & Similar Words
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