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Profound
prəˈfaʊnd
Profound definitions
adjective
profounder
profoundest
profound
- (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense
"profound feelings of disquiet"
heartfelt intense keen great very great extreme sincere earnest deep deepest deeply felt wholehearted acute overpowering overwhelming deep-seated deep-rooted fervent ardent far-reaching radical extensive exhaustive thoroughgoing sweeping life-changing- (of a disease or disability) very severe
"a case of profound liver failure"
- (of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight
"a profound philosopher"
wise learned clever intelligent with/showing great knowledge knowledgeable intellectual scholarly sage sagacious erudite discerning penetrating perceptive astute thoughtful full of insight insightful percipient perspicacious philosophical deep- (of a subject or idea) demanding deep study or thought
"expressing profound truths in simple language"
- very deep
"profound crevasses"
noun
profound
- the deepest part of something, especially the ocean
"nor billowy surge disturbs the vast profound"
- profound quality
"her work is an often eerie mix of the banal and the profound"