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   Pro·found

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   adjective

   • 1. (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense: "profound feelings of disquiet" Similar heartfeltintensekeengreatvery greatextremesincereearnestdeepdeepestdeeply feltwholeheartedacuteoverpoweringoverwhelmingdeep-seateddeep-rootedferventardentfar-reachingradicalextensiveexhaustivethoroughgoingsweepinglife-changingOpposite superficialmild
   • ▪ (of a disease or disability) very severe; deep-seated: "a case of profound liver failure"
   • 2. (of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight: "a profound philosopher" Similar wiselearnedcleverintelligentwith/showing great knowledgeknowledgeableintellectualscholarlysagesagaciouseruditediscerningpenetratingperceptiveastutethoughtfulfull of insightinsightfulpercipientperspicaciousphilosophicaldeeprare:sapientOpposite superficialstupid
   • ▪ (of a subject or thought) demanding deep study or thought: "expressing profound truths in simple language" Similar complexabstractdeepweightyseriousdifficultabstrusereconditeesotericmetaphysicalimpenetrableunfathomablemysteriousobscuredark
   • 3. at, from, or extending to a great depth; very deep: archaic "he opened the door with a profound bow"

   noun

   • 1. the vast depth of the ocean or of the mind: literary "nor billowy surge disturbs the vast profound"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus ‘deep’, from Latin pro ‘before’ + fundus ‘bottom’. The word was used earliest in the sense ‘showing deep insight’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. profoundness noun

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   • In essence, profound is being deep, having intellectual depth, or feeling intensely. An example of profound is the scientific equation that proves God exists. A deep feeling or intense feeling.

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   • adj. intellectual, thoughtful adj. bottomless adj. intense; emotional synonyms for profound Compare Synonyms deep intelligent philosophical serious subtle thorough weighty abstruse acroamatic difficult discerning enlightened erudite esoteric heavy hermetic informed intellectual knowing knowledgeable learned mysterious occult orphic penetrating

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   • adj. pro·found·er, pro·found·est. 1. Having, showing, or requiring great insight or understanding: a profound thinker; a profound analysis. 2. Deeply felt or held; intense: profound contempt; a profound conviction. 3.

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   Synonyms for PROFOUND in English: sincere, acute, intense, great, keen, extreme, hearty, heartfelt, abject, deeply felt, ….

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   showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth. "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret". Synonyms: unsounded, unfathomed, unplumbed, fundamental, sound, heavy, wakeless. Antonyms:

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   Similar words for Profound. Definition: adjective. ['proʊˈfaʊnd'] showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth.