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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

   Scrabble Points: 14

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