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   profound

   /prəˈfaʊnd/

   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: "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 idea) demanding deep study or thought: "expressing profound truths in simple language" Similar complexabstractdeepweightyseriousdifficultabstrusereconditeesotericmetaphysicalimpenetrableunfathomablemysteriousobscuredark
   • 3. very deep: archaic "profound crevasses"

   noun

   • 1. the deepest part of something, especially the ocean: literary "nor billowy surge disturbs the vast profound"
   • ▪ profound quality: literary "her work is an often eerie mix of the banal and the 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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   What is a profound idea?

   • A profound idea, work, or person shows great intellectual depth and understanding. This is a book full of profound, original and challenging insights. ...one of the country's most profound minds. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does profound mean in a sentence?

   • You use profound to emphasize that something is very great or intense. ...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. This has profoundly affected my life.

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   What does profundus mean?

   • A philosopher is likely to make many profound pronouncements. Profundus literally means "deep" in Latin, and profound had the same meaning when it entered English in the 14th century. But even then, it also meant "figuratively deep" — that is, very great or intense: "The new laws have had a profound impact."

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   Is profundus a deep word?

   • When you need a word that's deeper than "deep," consider profound. A philosopher is likely to make many profound pronouncements. Profundus literally means "deep" in Latin, and profound had the same meaning when it entered English in the 14th century.

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   Profound means penetrating deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge, or having deep insight or understanding. It can also mean originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being, or being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious.

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