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- DictionaryPro·found/prəˈfound/
adjective
- 1. (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense: "profound feelings of disquiet"
- 2. (of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight: "a profound philosopher"
noun
- 1. the vast depth of the ocean or of the mind: literary "nor billowy surge disturbs the vast profound"
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.
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.
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.
Profound definition: penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding. See examples of PROFOUND used in a sentence.
Synonyms for PROFOUND: esoteric, deep, ambiguous, recondite, abstruse, hermetic, arcane, scholarly; Antonyms of PROFOUND: superficial, simple, shallow, easy, straightforward, obvious, understandable, apparent.
Dictionary definition of profound. Deep, intense, or having a significant impact on one's thoughts, feelings, or understanding. "His dream had a profound meaning that he pondered for hours." Detailed meaning of profound.
Profound Definition. Having, showing, or requiring great insight or understanding. A profound thinker; a profound analysis. Very deep or low. Marked by intellectual depth. A profound discussion. Intensely felt. Profound grief. Thoroughgoing.
adjective Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
The word "profound" is correct and completely usable in written English. You can use it as an adjective to describe a feeling or thing that is deep and meaningful, such as an emotion or insight. For example, "He shared a profound insight about the nature of life that everyone in the audience found thought-provoking.".
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
