- very great; felt or experienced very strongly
- profound changes in the earth’s climate
- My father's death had a profound effect on us all.
- The news came as a profound shock.
- The report has profound implications for schools.
- Her sense of disappointment was profound.
- showing great knowledge or understanding
- profound insights
- a profound book
Extra Examples- His later articles were a little more profound.
- I'm not quite sure what she means by that, but it sounds very profound.
- needing a lot of study or thought
- profound questions about life and death
- She always claimed there was nothing profound about her artwork.
- (medical) very serious; complete
- profound disability
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus ‘deep’, from Latin pro ‘before’ + fundus ‘bottom’. The word was used earliest in the sense ‘showing deep insight’.
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