abyss
[ uh-bis ]
/ əˈbɪs /
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noun
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite: the abyss of time.
(in ancient cosmogony)
- the primal chaos before Creation.
- the infernal regions; hell.
- a subterranean ocean.
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Origin of abyss
1350–1400; earlier abisse,Middle English abissus<Late Latin abyssus<Greek ábyssos bottomless, equivalent to a-a-6 + byssós bottom of the sea
Words nearby abyss
Abwehr, aby, Abydos, abysm, abysmal, abyss, abyssal, Abyssinia, Abyssinian, Abyssinian banana, Abyssinian cat
Definition for abyss (2 of 2)
Abyss.
abbreviation
Abyssinia.
Abyssinian.
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abyss
/ (əˈbɪs) /
noun
a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm
anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame
hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit
Word Origin for abyss
C16: via Late Latin from Greek abussos bottomless (as in the phrase abussos limnē bottomless lake), from a- 1 + bussos depth
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