profound

Meaning

Adj

1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
2. Very deep; very serious.
3. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.
4. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading.
5. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive.

Noun

1. (obsolete, uncountable) The deep; the sea; the ocean.
2. (obsolete, uncountable) An abyss.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
2. (obsolete) To dive deeply; to penetrate.

Synonyms

deep

abstruse

intense

wise

serious

thoughtful

unfathomable

weighty

thick

intimate

thorough

far

fathomless

great

recondite

important

heavy

sound

🔉

fundamental

big

close

learned

unsounded

vast

careful

unplumbed

in-depth

difficult

unfathomed

detailed

perfect

searching

major

mysterious

grave

🪦

obscure

strong

wakeless

forcible

dark

feeling

cogitative

fathom

extremely

large

lake

extreme

chimney

authoritative

joy

😂

Translations

profond

profondo

profundo

tief

profundo

diep

profundus

hondo

derin

βαθύς

profund

fondo

εμβριθής

βαθυστόχαστος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹəˈfaʊnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: profound

In summary

From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).