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pro·found
(prə-found′, prō-)adj. pro·found·er, pro·found·est
1. Having, showing, or requiring great insight or understanding: a profound thinker; a profound analysis.
2. Deeply felt or held; intense: profound contempt; a profound conviction.
3. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes.
4. Unqualified or unbroken: a profound silence; profound sleep.
5. Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; deep: a profound chasm.
[Middle English profounde, from Old French profond, deep, from Latin profundus : prō-, before; see pro-1 + fundus, bottom.]
pro·found′ly adv.
pro·found′ness n.
profound
(prəˈfaʊnd)adj
1. penetrating deeply into subjects or ideas: a profound mind.
2. showing or requiring great knowledge or understanding: a profound treatise.
3. situated at or extending to a great depth
4. reaching to or stemming from the depths of one's nature: profound regret.
5. intense or absolute: profound silence.
6. thoroughgoing; extensive: profound changes.
n
archaic or literary a great depth; abyss
[C14: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus deep, from pro-1 + fundus bottom]
proˈfoundly adv
proˈfoundness, profundity n
pro•found
(prəˈfaʊnd)adj. -er, -est,
n. adj.
1. showing deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
2. originating in the depths of one's being: profound grief.
3. going beyond what is superficial or obvious: profound insight.
4. of deep significance: a profound book.
5. complete and pervasive: a profound silence.
6. extending or situated far beneath the surface: the profound depths of the ocean.
7. low: a profound bow.
n. Literary. 8. something that is profound.
9. the deep sea; ocean.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin profundus deep, vast =pro- pro-1 + fundus bottom]
pro•found′ly, adv.
pro•found′ness, n.
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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" 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. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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" |
profound
adjective
1. sincere, acute, intense, great, keen, extreme, hearty, heartfelt, abject, deeply felt, heartrending The overwhelming feeling is profound shock and anger.
sincere shallow, insincere
sincere shallow, insincere
2. wise, learned, serious, deep, skilled, subtle, penetrating, philosophical, thoughtful, sage, discerning, weighty, insightful, erudite, abstruse, recondite, sagacious a book full of profound and challenging insights
wise stupid, unwise, uneducated, thoughtless, uninformed, imprudent, unknowledgeable
wise stupid, unwise, uneducated, thoughtless, uninformed, imprudent, unknowledgeable
3. complete, intense, absolute, serious (informal), total, extreme, pronounced, utter, consummate, unqualified, out-and-out A profound silence fell.
complete slight, superficial
complete slight, superficial
4. radical, extensive, thorough, far-reaching, exhaustive, thoroughgoing the profound changes brought about by World War I
profound
adjectiveTranslations
عَميقعَميق الفَهْم والإدراك
důmyslnýhluboký
dybdybsindig
djúpurspakur
gili prasmė
būtiska piezīmedziļšpamatīgsprofound remark
derinderin bilgi gösteren
profound
adj
sleep, sigh, sorrow, love, concern, depression → tief; thought, idea, art → tiefsinnig, tief schürfend, tiefgründig; experience → tief gehend, im Innersten ergreifend; book → gehaltvoll, profund (geh); thinker, knowledge → profund (geh), → tief gehend; regret → tief gehend; hatred, mistrust, difference, belief, respect, ignorance → tief sitzend; effect, influence, implications → tief greifend, weittragend, weit tragend; problem → tief sitzend, tief gehend; indifference → vollkommen, völlig; interest → stark; changes → tief greifend; you’re very profound today (also iro) → du bist heute sehr tiefsinnig; that’s very profound (also iro) → das ist sehr tiefsinnig
deafness → vollkommen; clinical shock, unconsciousness → tief
profound
[prəˈfaʊnd] adj → profondo/aprofound
(prəˈfaund) adjective1. deep. profound sleep.
2. showing great knowledge or understanding. a profound remark.
proˈfoundly adverbproˈfundity (-ˈfan-) noun