1. Cavité.
2. Caverne.
3. Précipice.
4. Cause de ruine. Ce projet est un gouffre financier.
ETYM Latin abyssus a bottomless gulf, from Greek for bottomless; a priv. + byssos depth, bottom.
(Irregular plural: abysses).
A bottomless gulf or pit; SYN. abysm.
Any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
ETYM Latin chasma, Greek, from chainein to gape, to open wide. Related to Chaos.
A deep opening in the earth's surface.
ETYM Old Eng. gap; cf. Icel. gap an empty space, Swed. gap mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. gab mouth, opening, AS. geap expanse; as adj, wide, spacious. Related to Gape.
1. A conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; SYN. spread.
2. A narrow opening; SYN. crack.