profound.
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
Meaning & usage
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
Very deep; very serious.
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.
a profound investigation
a profound scholar
Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading.
Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
The deep; the sea; the ocean.
An abyss.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
To dive deeply; to penetrate.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
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