profound

pro·found

P0584000 (prə-found′, prō-)adj. pro·found·er, pro·found·est 1. Having, showing, or requiring great insight or understanding: a profound thinker; a profound analysis.2. Deeply felt or held; intense: profound contempt; a profound conviction.3. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes.4. Unqualified or unbroken: a profound silence; profound sleep.5. Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; deep: a profound chasm.

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[Middle English profounde, from Old French profond, deep, from Latin profundus : prō-, before; see pro-¹ + fundus, bottom.]

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pro·found′ly adv.pro·found′ness n.

profound

(prəˈfaʊnd) adj1. penetrating deeply into subjects or ideas: a profound mind. 2. showing or requiring great knowledge or understanding: a profound treatise. 3. situated at or extending to a great depth4. reaching to or stemming from the depths of one's nature: profound regret. 5. intense or absolute: profound silence. 6. thoroughgoing; extensive: profound changes. narchaic or literary a great depth; abyss[C14: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus deep, from pro-¹ + fundus bottom] proˈfoundly adv proˈfoundness, profundity n

pro•found

(prəˈfaʊnd)

adj. -er, -est,
n. adj. 1. showing deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker. 2. originating in the depths of one's being: profound grief. 3. going beyond what is superficial or obvious: profound insight. 4. of deep significance: a profound book. 5. complete and pervasive: a profound silence. 6. extending or situated far beneath the surface: the profound depths of the ocean. 7. low: a profound bow. n. Literary. 8. something that is profound. 9. the deep sea; ocean. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin profundus deep, vast =pro- pro-¹ + fundus bottom] pro•found′ly, adv. pro•found′ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	profound - showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
	2.	profound - of the greatest intensity; complete; "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	3.	profound - 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"fundamentalsignificant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
	4.	profound - coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh"deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
	5.	profound - (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"wakeless, sound, heavydeep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
	6.	profound - 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"unfathomed, unplumbed, unsoundeddeep - having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep"

profound

adjective1. sincere, acute, intense, great, keen, extreme, hearty, heartfelt, abject, deeply felt, heartrending The overwhelming feeling is profound shock and anger.
sincere shallow, insincere2. wise, learned, serious, deep, skilled, subtle, penetrating, philosophical, thoughtful, sage, discerning, weighty, insightful, erudite, abstruse, recondite, sagacious a book full of profound and challenging insights
wise stupid, unwise, uneducated, thoughtless, uninformed, imprudent, unknowledgeable3. complete, intense, absolute, serious (informal), total, extreme, pronounced, utter, consummate, unqualified, out-and-out A profound silence fell.
complete slight, superficial4. radical, extensive, thorough, far-reaching, exhaustive, thoroughgoing the profound changes brought about by World War I

profound

adjective1. Extending far downward or inward from a surface:abysmal, deep.2. Resulting from or affecting one's innermost feelings:deep, intense, strong.3. Beyond the understanding of an average mind:abstruse, deep, esoteric, recondite.Slang: heavy.

Translations

深远的渊博的造诣深的

profound

(prəˈfaund) adjective1. deep. profound sleep. 深遠的 深远的2. showing great knowledge or understanding. a profound remark. 淵博的，造詣深的 渊博的，造诣深的 proˈfoundly adverb 深遠(地) 深远（地） proˈfundity (-ˈfan-) noun 深遠，深厚 深远，深厚