French

Alternative forms

• abyme (archaic)
• abime (1990 spelling reform)

Noun

abîme m ‎(plural abîmes) (traditional spelling)

1. abyss, chasm
2. bottom of a chasm or valley
3. (literary) infiniteness of thought
4. (literary) superlative used with various abstraction and qualities; the climax or acme
5. (literary) ****
6. (heraldry) abyss of a shield, fess point

Usage notes

• Often used as if it was a pluralia tantum.

Related terms

• abîmer

Anagrams

• amibe, iambe, ïambe