Meanings
noundeepity (plural deepities)
plural deepities
- A superficial equivocation which only seems to be profound.
And yet, no clearer example of a deepity will you find than the assertion that math is an instinct.
2009 November 27, Chris Schoen, “Deepity Structure”, in Underverse, retrieved 31 May 2012
Origin
From deep + -ity, the word was created by Miriam Weizenbaum and given a precise definition by Daniel Dennett.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
deepity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deepity
MLA
“deepity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deepity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deepity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deepity.
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