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[ pruh -found , proh‐ ] SHOW IPA
/ prəˈfaʊnd, proʊ‐ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
bending or passing far downward; low: a profound bow.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun Literary . something that is profound.
the deep sea; ocean.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of profound First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin profundus “deep, vast,” equivalent to pro- pro-1 + fundus “bottom” (see found2 )
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OTHER WORDS FROM profound pro·found·ly, adverb pro·found·ness, noun un·pro·found, adjective Words nearby profound profluent, pro-form, pro forma, pro forma invoice, proformiphen, profound , profoundly, profoundly deaf, Profumo, profundity, profuse
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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 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
SEE MORE SEE LESS 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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