profound in English dictionary

  • profound

    Meanings and definitions of "profound"

    • Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
    • Very deep; very serious
    • Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
    • Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
    • 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.
    • (obsolete) The deep; the sea; the ocean.
    • (obsolete) An abyss.
    • (obsolete) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
    • (obsolete) To dive deeply; to penetrate.
    • adjective
      Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
    • adjective
      Very deep; very serious
    • 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.
    • adjective
      Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
    • adjective
      Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The deep; the sea; the ocean.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      An abyss.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To dive deeply; to penetrate.
    • Descending far below the surface.
    • Demonstrating intellectual penetration or emotional depths.
    • descending below the surface
    • intellectually deep
    • characterized by intensity
    • adjective
      coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh"
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
    • adjective
      of the greatest intensity; complete; "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"
    • adjective
      showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"
    • adjective
      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"

    Synonyms of "profound" in English dictionary

    unplumbed, significant, important are the top synonyms of "profound" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "profound" in English dictionary

    superficial, shallow, slight are the top antonyms of "profound" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of profound

    • profound ( uncountable)
    • profound ( third-person singular simple present profounds, present participle profounding, simple past and past participle profounded)
    • profound ( comparative more profound, superlative most profound)
    • st. wyższy  stopień wyższy more profound; st. najwyższy  stopień najwyższy most profound
    • profound (comparative more profound, superlative most profound)
    • profound (uncountable)
    • profound (third-person singular simple present profounds, present participle profounding, simple past and past participle profounded)
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