Associations to the word «Abyss»

Pictures for the word «Abyss»

Wiktionary

ABYSS, noun. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABYSS, noun. (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABYSS, noun. Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABYSS, noun. Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
ABYSS, noun. An impending catastrophic happening.
ABYSS, noun. (heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.