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sounding vs depth

depth vs sounding

sounding and depth both are nouns.

sounding is an adjective but depth is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sounding Yes Yes No No
depth Yes No No No
As nouns, depth is a hypernym of sounding; that is, depth is a word with a broader meaning than sounding:
  • sounding: a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
  • depth: the extent downward or backward or inward
Other hypernyms of sounding include deepness.
sounding (noun) depth (noun)
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line) the extent downward or backward or inward
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
(usually plural) a low moral state
sounding (adjective) depth (adjective)
making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form
having volume or deepness
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
Difference between sounding and depth

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