Definitions for profound
prəˈfaʊndpro·found

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. profoundadjective

   showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

   "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"

2. profoundadjective

   of the greatest intensity; complete

   "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"

3. fundamental, profoundadjective

   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"

4. profoundadjective

   coming from deep within one

   "a profound sigh"

5. heavy, profound, sound, wakelessadjective

   (of sleep) deep and complete

   "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

6. profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsoundedadjective

   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"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. profoundnoun

   The deep; the sea; the ocean.

   God in the fathomless profound Hath all this choice commanders drowned. Sandys.

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

2. profoundnoun

   An abyss.

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

3. profoundverb

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

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

4. profoundverb

   To dive deeply; to penetrate.

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

5. profoundadjective

   Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

6. profoundadjective

   Very deep; very serious

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

7. profoundadjective

   Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

8. profoundadjective

   Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

9. profoundadjective

   Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.

   Etymology: Late profound, from profont, from profundus, from pro + fundus.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Profoundadjective

   descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep

   Etymology: [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.]

2. Profoundadjective

   intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom

   Etymology: [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.]

3. Profoundadjective

   characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep

   Etymology: [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.]

4. Profoundadjective

   bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow

   Etymology: [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.]

5. Profoundnoun

   the deep; the sea; the ocean

   Etymology: [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.]

6. Profoundnoun

   an abyss

   Etymology: [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.]

7. Profoundverb

   to cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down

   Etymology: [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.]

8. Profoundverb

   to dive deeply; to penetrate

   Etymology: [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Profound

   prō-fownd′, adj. far below the surface: low: very deep: intense: abstruse: mysterious: occult: intellectually deep: penetrating deeply into knowledge.—n. the sea or ocean: an abyss, great depth.—adv. Profound′ly, deeply: with deep knowledge or insight: with deep concern.—ns. Profound′ness, Profund′ity, the state or quality of being profound: depth of place, of knowledge, &c.: that which is profound. [Fr. profond—L. profundus—pro, forward, fundus, bottom.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of profound in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of profound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of profound in a Sentence

1. Denis Diderot:

   Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.

2. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Women: One of the most mysterious forces on the planet have had a very profound impact on men since millennia, for they are gifted with an alchemical agent - Discontinuity ~ Any one who encounters their presence gets disconnected with their past, a very life changing experience.”

3. Guillaume Bigot:

   France is a country of men who love women, seduction is a profound part of our national identity ... the culture of the ‘French lover’ and the ‘French kiss’ is in danger because of political correctness.

4. Fox News:

   Williams wrote about current and past racial tensions in America reflected through Walter Williams teenage years in a housing project in Northern Philadelphia. News of Walter Williams death promptedwords of grief from several prominent Republicans. Walter Williams was legendary, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wrote. Walter Williams was brilliant, incisive, witty, and profound. I grew up reading Walter Williams, and Walter Williams was a ferocious defender of free markets and a powerful explainer of the virtues of Liberty.

5. Mario Cuomo:

   Throughout her 25-year career in public service, Chief Judge Kaye was a force for progress who had a profound impact on our state.

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