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pro·found    Audio Help   [pruh-found] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun
–adjective
1.penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
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: profound insight.
4.of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance: a profound book.
5.pervasive or intense; thorough; complete: a profound silence.
6.extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the surface: the profound depths of the ocean.
7.low: a profound bow.
8.deep.
–noun Literary.
9.something that is profound.
10.the deep sea; ocean.
11.depth; abyss.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < AF < L profundus deep, vast, equiv. to pro- pro-1 + fundus bottom (see found2)]

pro·found·ly, adverb
pro·found·ness, noun

1. deep, sagacious.
1. shallow, superficial.
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