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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•fun•di•ty /prəˈfʌndɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - [uncountable] the quality or state of being profound or deep.
[countable] a profound or deep matter. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•fun•di•ty (prə fun′di tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2, 3.- the quality or state of being profound;
depth. - Usually, profundities. profound or deep matters.
- a profoundly deep place;
abyss.
- Late Latin profunditās. See profound, -ity
- late Middle English profundite 1375–1425
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•found /prəˈfaʊnd/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - showing deep insight or understanding;
going beyond what is obvious or easily seen:a profound thinker. - coming from the deepest part of one's feelings or being:his profound grief at the loss of his children.
- complete and total;
extending everywhere:[before a noun]a profound silence. - stretching to or situated far beneath the surface:[before a noun]the profound depths of the ocean.
pro•found•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•found (prə found′),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n.
adj. - penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge;
having deep insight or understanding:a profound thinker. - originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being;
profound grief. - being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious:profound insight.
- of deep meaning;
of great and broadly inclusive significance:a profound book. - pervasive or intense;
thorough;
complete:a profound silence. - extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the surface:the profound depths of the ocean.
- low:a profound bow.
- deep.
n. [Literary.] - something that is profound.
- the deep sea;
ocean. - depth;
abyss.
- Latin profundus deep, vast, equivalent. to pro- pro-1 + fundus bottom (see found2)
- Anglo-French
- Middle English 1275–1325
pro•found′ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deep, sagacious.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shallow, superficial.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ adj - penetrating deeply into subjects or ideas: a profound mind
- showing or requiring great knowledge or understanding: a profound treatise
- situated at or extending to a great depth
- reaching to or stemming from the depths of one's nature: profound regret
- intense or absolute: profound silence
- thoroughgoing; extensive: profound changes
n - archaic or literary a great depth; abyss
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus deep, from pro-1 + fundus bottomproˈfoundly adv proˈfoundness, profundity /prəˈfʌndɪtɪ/ n |