profound

[ pruh-found ]

/ prəˈfaʊnd /

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adjective, pro·found·er, pro·found·est.

penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.

originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being; profound grief.

being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious: profound insight.

of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance: a profound book.

pervasive or intense; thorough; complete: a profound silence.

extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the surface: the profound depths of the ocean.

low: a profound bow.

noun Literary.

something that is profound.

the deep sea; ocean.

depth; abyss.

Origin of profound

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin profundus deep, vast, equivalent to pro- pro-¹ + fundus bottom (see found²)

SYNONYMS FOR profound

1 deep, sagacious.

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ANTONYMS FOR profound

1 shallow, superficial.

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OTHER WORDS FROM profound

pro·found·ly, adverb pro·found·ness, noun un·pro·found, adjective un·pro·found·ly, adverb

Words nearby profound

profiterole, profligacy, profligate, profluent, proformiphen, profound, profoundly deaf, profumo, profundity, profuse, profusion

Example sentences from the Web for profound

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It might have been asking too much for Philip Roth to provide it, but the need was profound.

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And I had something deep and profound to say about drug legalization too, but the bong went out.

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This has had a profound impact on our legal system in at least two very important respects.

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Her taking of it began to seem to Artois, as it had evidently seemed to Gaspare, a fact of profound significance.

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His letters and the stanza addressed to Mrs. Boinville show the profound depression under which he laboured in April and May.

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Mr. B. was a profound classic and linguist and member of several learned societies in England and abroad.

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He was in a profound sleep—his head upon his rolled-up mantle.

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But it was an appeal to the wavering minds in the North, and upon them it made a profound impression.

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British Dictionary definitions for profound

profound

/ (prəˈfaʊnd) /

adjective

penetrating deeply into subjects or ideas a profound mind

showing or requiring great knowledge or understanding a profound treatise

situated at or extending to a great depth

reaching to or stemming from the depths of one's nature profound regret

intense or absolute profound silence

thoroughgoing; extensive profound changes

noun

archaic, or literary a great depth; abyss

Derived forms of profound

profoundly, adverb profoundness or profundity (prəˈfʌndɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for profound

C14: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus deep, from pro- 1 + fundus bottom

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profound

adjective, pro·found·er, pro·found·est.

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