adjective, -er, -est, noun | 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. |
| 9. | something that is profound. |
| 10. | the deep sea; ocean. |
| 11. | depth; abyss. |