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Grammar : Adj
Spell : pruh-found
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈfaʊnd



Definition of profound

Origin :
  • c.1300, "characterized by intellectual depth," from Old French profund (12c., Modern French profond), from Latin profundus "deep, bottomless, vast," also "obscure; profound; immoderate," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + fundus "bottom" (see fund (n.)). The literal and figurative senses both were in Latin, but English, having already deep, employed this word primarily in its figurative sense. Related: Profoundly.
  • adj intellectual, thoughtful
  • adj bottomless
  • adj intense; emotional
Example sentences :
  • There was profound conviction in the emphasis with which she spoke her warning.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The world-shaking conceptions have always been won in profound experience.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • Martin looked at her respectfully but with profound curiosity.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • He listened in a stillness of dread which resembled the immobility of profound attention.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The Personage on the hearthrug had been listening with profound attention.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • And the confidence he had to make was of a profound psychological order.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • After this profound observation the experienced Toodles seemed to reflect.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • “Not very,” Mr Verloc managed to falter out, in a profound shudder.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The silence was profound, but shaken now and then by a grumble of distant thunder.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "No one would dare say such a thing," she asserted with profound conviction.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

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