profound

profound
adj
1. wise, sage, sagacious, scholarly, intellectual; learned, erudite, educated, informed, well-read, well-versed, well-posted; knowledgeable, knowing, gnostic; comprehensive, encyclopedic, omniscient, all-knowing; philosophical, thoughtful, reflective, reflecting.
2. intense, extreme, acute, keen, sharp, poignant; piercing, penetrating, cutting, biting, stinging; indelible, deeply felt, deep-felt, strongly felt, keenly felt, heartfelt, Archaic. homefelt; moving, heart-moving, heart-rending, heart-breaking, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, soul-stirring; overpowering, overwhelming, overcoming, overmastering.
3. difficult, hard, over one's head, Inf. tough; complex, complicated, perplexed, Inf. tricky; intricate, involved, tangled, knotty, crabbed; deep, esoteric, recondite, abstruse, abstract, heavy, Sl. heavy-duty; impenetrable, incomprehensible, past or beyond comprehension, inscrutable, indecipherable; mystic, transcendental, cabalistic; occult, secret, hidden, cryptic, perdu; obscure, unclear, dark, dim, vague, nebulous; mysterious, arcane, inexplicable; puzzling, enigmatic, enigmatical.
4. sunken, sunk, plunging; deep-down, deep-set, deep-laid, deep-lying, deep-sunk, deep-sunken; deep-reaching, down-reaching, deep-going.
5. complete, total, utter, absolute; thorough, thoroughgoing, downright, outright, out-and-out; pronounced, decided, positive, perfect, consummate, Inf. regular, Brit. Inf. proper; low, low-lying, depressed, abject, desperate, stark.
6. abysmal, yawning, cavernous; bottomless, fathomless, unfathomable, soundless.

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  • Profound — Pro*found , a. [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See {Found} to establish, {Bottom} lowest part.] 1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. A gulf profound. Milton. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • profound — [prō found′, prəfound′] adj. [ME < OFr profund < L profundus < pro , forward (see PRO 2) + fundus, BOTTOM] 1. very deep or low [a profound abyss, sleep, etc.] 2. marked by intellectual depth [a profound discussion] 3. i …   English World dictionary

  • profound — [adj1] intellectual, thoughtful abstruse, acroamatic, deep, difficult, discerning, enlightened, erudite, esoteric, heavy*, hermetic, informed, intellectual, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, mysterious, occult, Orphic, penetrating,… …   New thesaurus

  • Profound — Pro*found , n. 1. The deep; the sea; the ocean. [1913 Webster] God in the fathomless profound Hath all this choice commanders drowned. Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. An abyss. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • profound — (adj.) c.1300, characterized by intellectual depth, from O.Fr. profund (late 12c.), from L. profundus deep, bottomless, vast, also obscure, profound, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + fundus bottom (see FUND (Cf. fund) (n.)). The literal and… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Profound — Pro*found , v. t. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Profound — Pro*found , v. i. To dive deeply; to penetrate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • profound — I (esoteric) adjective abstruse, acroamatic, acroamatical, acroatic, astute, complicated, erudite, esoteric, gnostic, intellectual, intellectually deep, knowing, learned, oracular, penetrating, perceptive, philosophical, recondite, reflective,… …   Law dictionary

  • profound — *deep, abysmal Analogous words: penetrating, probing, piercing (see ENTER): scrutinizing, inspecting, examining (see SCRUTINIZE) Antonyms: shallow …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • profound — ► ADJECTIVE (profounder, profoundest) 1) very great or intense. 2) showing great knowledge or insight. 3) demanding deep study or thought. 4) archaic very deep. DERIVATIVES profoundly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • profound — 01. The death of her father at an early age had a [profound] effect on Baptista. 02. There is a [profound] difference in thinking between the two leaders, which makes reaching an agreement extremely difficult. 03. People were [profoundly] shocked …   Grammatical examples in English

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