abysm

[ uh-biz-uhm ]

noun

1. an abyss.

abysm

/ əˈbɪzəm /

noun

1. an archaic word for abyss

Word History and Origins

Origin of abysm¹

1250–1300; Middle English abi ( s ) me < Middle French abisme < Vulgar Latin *abyssimus, a neologistic pseudo-superlative of Late Latin abyssus abyss

Word History and Origins

Origin of abysm¹

C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin abysmus abyss

Example Sentences

And then, ignoring the dizzying abysm behind us, the head told us the story of St Hugh, as depicted there in front of us in the stained glass.

From BBC

"Foreign aggressors broke China's land and sea defenses hundreds of times, plunging the Chinese nation into the abysm of calamity," Xi added, calling on people not to forget the "history of humiliation" and strengthen the borders, especially at sea.

From Reuters

Bonelandby Alan Garner Fifty years is a long time between books, yet it seems right and natural that Garner should need five decades to gyre back round to where he began, the legend-haunted landscape of Alderley Edge, to be able to follow his story deeper into the human psyche and the dark abysm of time.

From The Guardian

Delicate Ariel, sea nymphs ring the knell...in the dark backward and abysm of time...”

From Project Gutenberg

In the dark ÿbackwardÿ and abysm of time.

From Project Gutenberg