Definitions for profound

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profound pro·found

Spelling: [pruh-found]

IPA: /prəˈfaʊnd/

Profound is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in profound (dfnoopru).

Definitions for profound

noun

1. something that is profound.
2. the deep sea; ocean.
3. depth; abyss.

adjective

1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding:
2. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being; profound grief.
3. being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious:
4. of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance:
5. pervasive or intense; thorough; complete:
6. extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the surface:
7. low:

Origin of profound

1275-1325; Middle English Anglo-French Latin profundus deep, vast, equivalent to pro- pro-¹ + fundus bottom (see found²

Examples for profound

And I had something deep and profound to say about drug legalization too, but the bong went out.

There was profound conviction in the emphasis with which she spoke her warning.

The Personage on the hearthrug had been listening with profound attention.

This does not seem like a profound bit of dramaturgy on my part, and he agrees with it.

The world-shaking conceptions have always been won in profound experience.

It might have been asking too much for Philip Roth to provide it, but the need was profound.

Martin looked at her respectfully but with profound curiosity.

This has had a profound impact on our legal system in at least two very important respects.

But throughout the series so far, its style has also had a profound story of its own to tell.

He listened in a stillness of dread which resembled the immobility of profound attention.