profondità
depth
noun pro-fon-dee-TAH Less Common
Origin: Latin profunditas, from profundus (deep)
Usage Note
Profondità is invariable — the plural is also profondità, like all nouns ending in an accented vowel. In profondità means 'in depth / deeply.' It is used both literally (la profondità del mare — 'the depth of the sea') and figuratively (profondità di pensiero — 'depth of thought').
Examples
"La profondità del lago supera i cento metri."
Natural Translation
The lake's depth exceeds one hundred metres.
Literal Translation
The depth of-the lake exceeds the hundred metres.
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