Definitions for profound
prəˈfaʊndpro·found

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

1. profound(adj)

   showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

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

2. profound(adj)

   of the greatest intensity; complete

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

3. fundamental, profound(adj)

   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. profound(adj)

   coming from deep within one

   "a profound sigh"

5. heavy, profound, sound, wakeless(adj)

   (of sleep) deep and complete

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

6. profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded(adj)

   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. profound(Noun)

   The deep; the sea; the ocean.

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

2. profound(Noun)

   An abyss.

3. profound(Verb)

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

4. profound(Verb)

   To dive deeply; to penetrate.

5. profound(Adjective)

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

6. profound(Adjective)

   Very deep; very serious

7. profound(Adjective)

   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.

8. profound(Adjective)

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

9. profound(Adjective)

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

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

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

1. Profound(adj)

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

2. Profound(adj)

   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

3. Profound(adj)

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

4. Profound(adj)

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

5. Profound(noun)

   the deep; the sea; the ocean

6. Profound(noun)

   an abyss

7. Profound(verb)

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

8. Profound(verb)

   to dive deeply; to penetrate

Origin: [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. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'profound' in Adjectives Frequency: #774

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Numerology

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. C.30:

   High thoughts are profound.

2. Simone de Beauvoir:

   Buying is a profound pleasure.

3. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues:

   Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.

4. Lynn Johnston:

   The most profound statements are often said in silence.

5. Josh Brolin:

   My job in the movie is to be as anti-profound as possible.

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