abyss

Speech parts

1. abyss - Noun

2. abyss - Adjective

3. Abyss - Proper noun

Meaning

A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.

Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.

The center of an escutcheon.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

Abyss.

Synonyms

gulf gorge depth void pit ravine chasm underworld abysm bottomless pit hades canyon dale valley Pitt
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Antonyms

kingdom eden arcadia nirvana lark dreamland
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Hypernyms

chasm

Related terms

abysmal

Phrases with the word

The Abyss dark abyss in the abyss cosmic abyss journey to the abyss

Anagrams

bassy

Examples

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. Honoré de Balzac

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. Friedrich Nietzsche

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. Zhu Rongji

An abyss calls another. Portuguese Proverb

The body is a sponge, the soul an abyss. Yiddish Proverb

The abyss laughs at the plain. Bajan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

abysmally abysmic abysmus abyssal abyssal blue abyssal depths