Profound Definition

prə-found, prō-
profoundest
adjective
profoundest
Having, showing, or requiring great insight or understanding.
A profound thinker; a profound analysis.
American Heritage
Very deep or low.
A profound abyss, sleep, etc.
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Marked by intellectual depth.
A profound discussion.
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Intensely felt.
Profound grief.
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Thoroughgoing.
Profound changes.
Webster's New World
noun
An abyss or deep, as of the ocean.
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Something profound.
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verb

(obsolete) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) To dive deeply; to penetrate.

Wiktionary

Origin of Profound

  • Middle English profounde from Old French profond deep from Latin profundus prō- before pro–1 fundus bottom

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Late Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, from Latin profundus, from pro + fundus (“bottom; foundation").

    From Wiktionary

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