depthness

English

Etymology

From depth +‎ -ness.

Noun

depthness (uncountable)

1. (nonstandard) Synonym of depth
   • 2015 August 22, Michael Cavna, quoting Darren Adams, “Rare Superman book draws record $3.2 million top bid: The long, ’cool’ journey of a record-setting comic [UPDATED]”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 August 2014:

     Then I saw the interior of the book, and I was blown away by the depthness of the color and the suppleness of the page.

   • 2015 May 24, Jenna Cairney, “SOAPBOX: Academics dreaming if they want more 'depthness'”, in The Courier-Mail‎^[2], Brisbane, QNS: News Corp Australia, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 August 2023:

     I was even willing to cop the criticism that my introduction, regardless of how skilfully crafted I, a paid writer, thought it was, was not in "academic speak". ¶ But then … ¶ "Your discussion requires more depthness." ¶ "Depthness?" ¶ The word is "depth". ¶ Not only dissatisfied with my ability to be succinct, to write with flair and meaning and to be able to formulate an opinion of my own without the help of (Jones, Smith, Anderson, Loren, van Gibben, Johnston et al (1996) p67898), apparently regular words aren't even long enough for this "expert".

Related terms

• in-depthness

 

References

• “depthness, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.