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Definition of profundity - 3 dictionary results

pro⋅fun⋅di⋅ty

  [pruh-fuhn-di-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2, 3.
1. the quality or state of being profound; depth.
2. Usually, profundities. profound or deep matters.
3. a profoundly deep place; abyss.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME profundite < LL profunditās. See profound, -ity
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pro·fun·di·ty   (prə-fŭn'dĭ-tē, prō-)   
n.   pl. pro·fun·di·ties
  1. Great depth.
  2. Depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning.
  3. Something profound or abstruse.

[Middle English profundite, from Old French, from Late Latin profunditās, from Latin profundus, deep; see profound.]
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Profundity

Pro*fun"di*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [L. profunditas: cf. F. profondite. See Profound.] The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc. "The vast profundity obscure." --Milton.
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