profound

pro·found  (pr-found, pr-)

adj. pro·found·er, pro·found·est

1. Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; deep.

2. Coming as if from the depths of one's being: profound contempt.

3. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes.

4. Penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious: a profound insight.

5. Unqualified; absolute: a profound silence.

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[Middle English profounde, from Old French profond, from Latin profundus : pr-, before; see pro-¹ + fundus, bottom.]

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pro·foundly adv.

pro·foundness n.

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profound

Adjective

1. showing or needing great knowledge: a profound knowledge of Greek literature

2. strongly felt; intense: profound relief

3. extensive: profound changes

4. situated at or having a great depth [Latin profundus deep]

profoundly adv
profundity n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	profound - showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude" superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
	2.	profound - of the greatest intensity; complete; "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	3.	profound - far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" fundamental significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
	4.	profound - coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh" deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
	5.	profound - (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" wakeless, sound, heavy deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
	6.	profound - situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns" unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded deep - having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep"

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profound

adjective 1. sincere, acute, intense, great, keen, extreme, hearty, heartfelt, abject, deeply felt, heartrending << OPPOSITE insincere

adjective 2. wise, learned, serious, deep, skilled, subtle, penetrating, philosophical, thoughtful, sage, discerning, weighty, insightful, erudite, abstruse, recondite, sagacious << OPPOSITE uninformed

adjective 3. complete, intense, absolute, serious (informal) total, extreme, pronounced, utter, consummate, unqualified, out-and-out << OPPOSITE slight

adjective 4. radical, extensive, thorough, far-reaching, exhaustive, thoroughgoing

Translations

profound [prəˈfaund] adj → profundo

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profound [prəˈfaund] adj → profond(e)

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profound [prəˈfaund] adj [shock] → schwer, tief;

(effect, differences) → weitreichend; [idea, book] → tief schürfend

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profound [prəˈfaund] adj → profondo/a