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emotional depth

emotional depth

2 5.3
Strong and complex feelings shown in art, writing, or by a person
  • noun
translation icon : profundidad emocional
  • When encountering music of another culture, we may need to suspend our own beliefs—at least temporarily—to fully appreciate the music's emotional depth and cultural richness.
  • great emotional depth
  • lack emotional depth

It's one of one of the really like truly one of the best stories that I've read in terms of impactful emotional depth and stuff.

Examples

  • What I've found through putting books down and teaching "Inside-Out Fiction" sessions at writing conferences is that great novels have emotional depth; mediocre novels don't.

    Academic text (2009)

  • And I think that by this account, it is more than clear that Joseph possessed a sort of emotional depth that was both instructive and aesthetically engaging.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • We can only hope that his emotional depth will continue to develop without her.

    Blog text (20)

  • I also doubt the emotional depth he would provide.

    Blog text (18)

  • The music has a narrative drive, telling us a story without words but with emotional depth.

    Blog text (25)

  • Question: "The First Time" has significantly more intelligence and emotional depth than most movies made for this particular demographic.

    Blog text (1)

  • Arad also said that so many actors in Hollywood would love to play these characters due to the emotional depth they offer.

    Blog text (11)

  • It makes sense: the way to a nonfiction reader's heart is an author's vulnerability, her ability to reveal emotional depth.

    Academic text (2009)

  • As a book mentor, I want to inspire writers to deepen their stories beyond mechanical constructs and to learn that stories with emotional depth grab you by the throat because of their terrible humanity, because readers feel the story is theirs somehow.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Audiences marveled not only at her sublime technical skills, but were also deeply moved by the emotional depth of her performances.

Synonyms

soul
vsemotional depth
148 4.0

Deep feeling in music, art, or performance

is a personal quality of strong feeling especially in writing or character
depth
vsemotional depth
117 3.6

A strong, intense quality in sound, color or feeling

is a personal quality of very strong feeling shown in art or character
soulfulness
vsemotional depth
1 6.4

A deep, strong feeling in music or art that moves people

is about a person's strong inner feeling shown in art or character
deep resonance
vsemotional depth
7.2

A strong emotional effect that something like music or words has on people

is an inner quality of very strong feeling expressed in art or character

Antonyms

superficiality
4 7.8

Lack of deep thought or careful attention

shallowness
3 5.4

A person or idea that shows little deep thought and weak feeling

How Deep

emotional depth
2 5.3
sensitivity
100 3.9
expressivity
1 6.9

Surface Forms

emotional depth singular
emotional depths plural

Morphology

emotional + depth

The meaning of 'emotional depth' is directly compositional: 'emotional' (relating to feelings) modifies 'depth' (degree, richness, or complexity), so the phrase denotes a high degree or richness of feeling. This adjectival + noun construction and the metaphorical use of 'depth' for intensity are common across languages and within English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Emotional depth uses the image of depth, like deep water that hides a lot below the surface. So saying someone has emotional depth means they have strong, often hidden 'feelings' and thoughts that make their art or character feel more real.