depthless
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a word derived from
depth.
depthnouna dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers.
Example Sentences
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The accents are depthless, burnished black: black railings enclosing white porches, black drainpipes crawling down white walls, black trim delineating white window frames.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
What if a spectacle of authentic human suffering is obscured by disfiguring layers of flesh — or, in a bitterly ironic twist, concealed by a physical beauty that people assume to be superficial and depthless?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
It ferments in some depthless place in your subconscious and, when it’s ready to pop out, it will tap on your skull like a spoon against a hardboiled egg.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2019
He became Harry, Harry is him and Mr. Radcliffe’s depthless quality now seems right for a character who, in the books and movies, was never as interesting as the magical world he revealed to us.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2011
I saw the gunner’s face full in the light, his mouth curled into a leering grin, his eyes depthless and blank.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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