Definition of Abyss

1. Noun. A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively).

Exact synonyms: Abysm
Generic synonyms: Chasm
Derivative terms: Abysmal, Abyssal

Definition of Abyss

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

Definition of Abyss

1. a bottomless chasm [n -ES] : ABYSSAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Abyss

1. 1. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit. "Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss." (Milton) "The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light." (Dryden) 2. Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth. "The abysses of metaphysical theology." (Macaulay) "In unfathomable abysses of disgrace." (Burke) 3. The center of an escutcheon. This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the wicked were punished. Origin: L. Abyssus a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr. Bottomless; priv. + depth, bottom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abyss

abwatts
aby
Abydos
abye
abyeing
abyes
abying
Abyla
abys
abysm
abysmal
abysmal
abysmally
abysms
abyss (current term)
abyss (current term)
abyssal
abyssal
abyssal zone
abysses
Abyssinia
Abyssinian
Abyssinian banana
Abyssinian cat
Aby Moritz Warburg
Aby Warburg
abzyme
ab er-de-vine
ab initio
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