profunditynoun
uk/prəˈfʌn.də.ti/us/prəˈfʌn.də.t̬i/formalprofundity noun (UNDERSTANDING)
[ U ] the quality of showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters:
the profundity of his remarks
[ C usually plural ] a remark or thought that shows, or is intended to show, great understanding:
We would sit up all night exchanging profundities.
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Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenious
- presence of mind
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- scholarly
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Remarks & remarking
profundity noun (EXTREME QUALITY)
[ U ] the quality of being felt or experienced very strongly
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High, tall and deep
- deep
- dwarf
- elevated
- eye level
- floor-to-ceiling
- full-length
- gawky
- height
- high
- overshadow
- rangy
- rear
- rear above/over sth/sb
- six-footer
- stand
- stature
- tallish
- tower
- tower above/over sb/sth
- towering
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