English to English
profound
(pr/@/'f/AU/nd
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adjective (a)
- showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth(adj.all)Example:
The differences are profound.
A profound insight.
A profound book.
A profound mind.
Profound contempt.
Profound regret.
source: wordnet30 - Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- The deep; the sea; the ocean.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- of the greatest intensity; complete(adj.all)Example:
A profound silence.
A state of profound shock.
source: wordnet30 - far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something(adj.all)Example:
Profound social changes.
source: wordnet30 - coming from deep within one(adj.all)Example:
A profound sigh.
source: wordnet30 - situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed(adj.all)Example:
The profound depths of the sea.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.(verb)source: webster1913
- To dive deeply; to penetrate.(verb)source: webster1913