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

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profound

adj profound [prəˈfaund]

1 deep profound sleep. diep عَميق дълбок hluboký dyb tief βαθύς profundo sügav عمیق syvä profond עָמוֹק गहरा mély nyenyak djúpur profondo 深い 깊은 gilus dziļš nyenyak diep dyp głęboki profundo profund глубокий hlboký globok dubok djup ลึก derin 深遠的 глибокий گہرا sâu 深远的

2 showing great knowledge or understanding a profound remark. begrypend عَميق الفَهْم والإدراك мъдър důmyslný dybsindig tiefgründig βαθυστόχαστος profundo sügav پر محتوا syvällinen profond מַעֲמִיק विद्धान, पारंगत alapos berbobot spakur profondo 深遠な 조예가 깊은 išmintingas, įžvalgus būtiska piezīme mendalam diepzinnig inngående, dypsindig, inderlig poważny i głęboki profundo profund глубокий; серьёзный dômyselný globok razborit insiktsfull, lärd ซึ่งคิดลึกซึ้ง derin bilgi gösteren 淵博的，造詣深的 ґрунтовний; мудрий عالم فاضل uyên thâm 渊博的，造诣深的

adv proˈfoundly

diep بِصورَةٍ عَميقَه дълбоко hluboce dybsindigt tief βαθιά profundamente süvitsi عمیقاً syvällisesti profondément עֲמוּקוֹת नितान्त mély(séges)en secara berbobot djúpt; spaklega profondamente 深く 깊이 giliai, nepaprastai pamatīgi; dziļi dgn mendalam grondig dypt; dypsindig, inderlig dogłębnie profundamente profund глубоко; серьёзно hlboko globoko duboko djupt อย่างลึกซึ้ง son derece 深遠［地］ глибоко نظر غائر سے sâu sắc 深远［地］

n proˈfundity [-ˈfan-]

diepte, begrip عُمْق дълбочина hloubka dybsindighed die Tiefe βάθος profundidad sügavus عمق؛ ژرف اندیشی syvällisyys profondeur עוֹמֶק गहराई mélység bobot dÿpi profondità 深さ 심오함 gilumas, gili prasmė pamatīgums; dziļums dalamnya diepzinnigheid dybde; dypsindighet dogłębność profundidade profunzime глубина hĺbka globina dubina djup, djupsinne ความลึกซึ้ง derinlik 深遠，深厚 глибина, глибочінь گہرائي tính uyên thâm 深远，深厚