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lahondura
noun · feminineC2#9093 most commonliteraryAudio · coming soon
- 1
depth (literary)
Nadie conoce la hondura del lago, que dicen que no tiene fondo. Nobody knows the depth of the lake, which they say has no bottom.
Desde el borde del acantilado se adivinaba la hondura del abismo. From the edge of the cliff you could make out the depth of the abyss.
- 2
depth; profundity (of feelings, thought)
La hondura de sus poemas sorprende en alguien tan joven. The depth of his poems is surprising in someone so young.
Don't confuse
- profundidadProfundidad is the everyday word for depth; hondura is poetic or formal.
Common combinations
- hondura del mar
- hondura del sentimiento
- en toda su hondura