abysm

a·bysm

A0031900 (ə-bĭz′əm)n. An abyss.

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[Middle English abime, from Old French abisme, from Vulgar Latin *abissimus, alteration of Late Latin abyssus; see abyss.]

abysm

(əˈbɪzəm) n an archaic word for abyss[C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin abysmus abyss]

a•bysm

(əˈbɪz əm)

n. an abyss. [1250–1300; < Middle French abisme]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

abysm - a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)abysschasm - a deep opening in the earth's surface

abysm

nounSomething of immeasurable and vast extent:abyss, chasm, deep, depth (often used in plural), gulf.

Translations

άβυσσοςabissiabisso