Profound

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; deep.
  • adj. Coming as if from the depths of one's being: profound contempt.
  • adj. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes.
  • adj. Penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious: a profound insight.
  • adj. Unqualified; absolute: a profound silence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
  • adj. Very deep; very serious
  • adj. 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.
  • adj. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
  • adj. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
  • n. The deep; the sea; the ocean.
  • n. An abyss.
  • v. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
  • v. To dive deeply; to penetrate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
  • adj. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough
  • adj. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed.
  • adj. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive.
  • n. The deep; the sea; the ocean.
  • n. An abyss.
  • v. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
  • verb-intransitive. To dive deeply; to penetrate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Deep; descending or being far below the surface, or far below the adjacent places; having great depth.
  • Specifically — In anatomy, deep-seated; not superficial: specifically applied to several structures, as arteries and muscles. See profunda.
  • In entomology, strongly impressed; very deep and distinct: as, profound punctures, striæ, or indentations.
  • Coming from a great depth; deepfetched.
  • Bending low; hence, lowly; humble; exhibiting or expressing deep humility: as, a profound bow.
  • Intellectually deep; entering deeply into subjects; not superficial or obvious; deep in knowledge or skill; penetrating.
  • Characterized by magnitude or intensity; deep-felt; intense; great.
  • Deep-seated; thorough; complete.
  • Deep in skill or contrivance.
  • Having hidden qualities; obscure; abstruse.
  • n. A deep, immeasurable space; an abyss.
  • n. The deep; the sea; the ocean: with the definite article.
  • To cause to sink deeply; cause to penetrate far down.
  • To penetrate.
  • To dive; penetrate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
  • adj. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
  • adj. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
  • adj. (of sleep) deep and complete
  • adj. of the greatest intensity; complete
  • adj. coming from deep within one
  • Equivalent
    significant    important    thoughtful    deep    intense   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deep    thorough    pervading    overmastering    far-reaching    lowly    submissive    abyss    penetrate    abstruse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Pound    Sound    abound    aground    around    astound    bound    browned    compound    confound   
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    intense    serious    universal    philosophical    sincere    obvious