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- [pruh-found]
- /prəˈfaʊnd/
- /prəˈfaʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-found]
- /prəˈfaʊnd/
Definitions of profound word
- adjective profound penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker. 2
- adjective profound originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being; profound grief. 1
- adjective profound being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious: profound insight. 1
- adjective profound of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance: a profound book. 1
- adjective profound pervasive or intense; thorough; complete: a profound silence. 1
- adjective profound extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the surface: the profound depths of the ocean. 1
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Origin of profound
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin profundus deep, vast, equivalent to pro- pro-1 + fundus bottom (see found2)
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Parts of speech for Profound
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
profound popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
profound usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for profound
adj profound
- abstruse — You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- abysmal — If you describe a situation or the condition of something as abysmal, you think that it is very bad or poor in quality.
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
adjective profound
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- argute — (of sounds) shrill
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- embracive — (archaic) Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing.
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
Antonyms for profound
adj profound
- facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- fast talk — to persuade with facile argument, usually with the intention to deceive or to overwhelm rational objections: The salesperson tried to fast-talk me into buying a suit I didn't want.
- flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
adjective profound
- glib — readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
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