Profound - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˈfaʊnd|  American pronunciation of the word profound
Brit.  |prəˈfaʊnd|  British pronunciation of the word profound

adjective

- of the greatest intensity; complete
a profound silence
a state of profound shock
- far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something (syn: fundamental)
profound social changes
- coming from deep within one
a profound sigh
- (of sleep) deep and complete (syn: heavy, sound, wakeless)
fell into a profound sleep
- situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed (syn: unsounded)
the profound depths of the sea

Extra examples

His knowledge of history is profound.

Her books offer profound insights into the true nature of courage.

His paintings have had a profound effect on her own work.

Tolstoy's experiences of war had a profound effect on his work.

The mother's behaviour has a profound impact on the developing child.

Jenner is a profound thinker.

Her work touches something profound in the human psyche.

Computers have had a profound effect on our lives.

She has displayed a profound contempt for her opponents.

That is as clean and concise a summation of a profound and complicated truth as I have come across ...

The book had a profound effect on his impressionable young mind.

...her piety is quiet but profound...

She failed to create any profound impression.

The name of the winner was kept a profound secret, and to this day it is a matter of uncertainty.

There's no escaping the fact that work has profound effects on emotions and health.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: profounder
superlative: profoundest
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