Associations to the word «Abyss»

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.

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