Word Meaning

profound definition and meaning

a. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
a. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
a. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
a. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
n. The deep; the sea; the ocean.
n. An abyss.
v. t. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
v. i. To dive deeply; to penetrate.

Crossword clues for profound

- Deep
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