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   Pro·found

   /prəˈfound/

   

   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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › profoundProfound Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : having intellectual depth and insight. b. : difficult to fathom or understand. 2. a. : extending far below the surface. b. : coming from, reaching to, or situated at a depth : deep-seated. a profound sigh. 3. a. : characterized by intensity of feeling or quality. b. : all encompassing : complete. profound sleep. profound deafness.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROFOUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way: His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him. The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women. Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › profoundPROFOUND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker. Synonyms: sagacious, deep. Antonyms: superficial, shallow. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being: profound grief.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › profoundProfound - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed. “the profound depths of the sea” synonyms: unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded. deep. having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › profoundPROFOUND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way: His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him. The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women. Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › profoundProfound - definition of profound by The Free Dictionary

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   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. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes. 4. Unqualified or unbroken: a profound silence; profound sleep. 5.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › profoundPROFOUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · 1. adjective. You use profound to emphasize that something is very great or intense. [emphasis] ...discoveries which had a profound effect on many areas of medicine. ...profound disagreement. The overwhelming feeling is just deep, profound shock and anger. Anna's patriotism was profound.