showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
“the differences are profound”
adjective
of the greatest intensity; complete
“a profound silence”
adjective
far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
“the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred”
adjective
coming from deep within one
“a profound sigh”
adjective
(of sleep) deep and complete
“a heavy sleep”
adjective
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; ; -Thomas Gray
“the profound depths of the sea”
Word Forms
profoundness
noun
extremeness of degree
profundity
noun
wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound
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Europe
🇩🇪German
tiefgreifend
intellektuelle Durchdringung oder emotionale Tiefe zeigen
🇫🇷French
profond
montrant une pénétration intellectuelle ou une profondeur émotionnelle
🇪🇸Spanish
profundo
mostrando penetración intelectual o profundidad emocional
🇮🇹Italian
profondo
mostrando penetrazione intellettuale o profondità emotiva
🇳🇱Dutch
diepgaand
die intellectuele penetratie of emotionele diepgang tonen
🇵🇹Portuguese
profundo
mostrando penetração intelectual ou profundidade emocional
🇷🇺Russian
глубокий
демонстрация интеллектуальной проникновенности или эмоциональной глубины
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गहरा
बौद्धिक पैठ या भावनात्मक गहराई दिखाना
🇧🇩Bengali
গভীর
বৌদ্ধিক অনুপ্রবেশ বা মানসিক গভীরতা দেখানো
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆழமான
அறிவார்ந்த ஊடுருவல் அல்லது உணர்ச்சி ஆழத்தைக் காட்டுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
గాఢమైన
మేధో వ్యాప్తి లేదా భావోద్వేగ లోతును చూపుతోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
गहन
बौद्धिक प्रवेश किंवा भावनिक खोली दर्शवित आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગહન
બૌદ્ધિક ઘૂંસપેંઠ અથવા ભાવનાત્મક ઊંડાણ દર્શાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಳವಾದ
ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ನುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಆಳವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അഗാധമായ
ബുദ്ധിപരമായ നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറ്റം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൈകാരിക ആഴം കാണിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡੂੰਘਾ
ਬੌਧਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
گہرا
فکری دخول یا جذباتی گہرائی دکھانا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
深刻的
表现出智力渗透或情感深度
🇯🇵Japanese
奥深い
知的浸透力または感情的な深さを示す
🇰🇷Korean
심오한
지적 침투력이나 감정적 깊이를 보여주는
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sâu
thể hiện sự thâm nhập trí tuệ hoặc chiều sâu cảm xúc
🇹🇭Thai
ลึกซึ้ง
แสดงถึงการแทรกซึมทางปัญญาหรือความลึกทางอารมณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
menonjol
menunjukkan penetrasi intelektual atau kedalaman emosional
🇵🇭Filipino
malalim
pagpapakita ng intelektwal na pagtagos o emosyonal na lalim
🇲🇾Malay
mendalam
menunjukkan penembusan intelek atau kedalaman emosi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بالغ
إظهار الاختراق الفكري أو العمق العاطفي
🇮🇷Persian
عمیق
نشان دادن نفوذ فکری یا عمق عاطفی
🇹🇷Turkish
engin
entelektüel nüfuzu veya duygusal derinliği gösteren
🇮🇱Hebrew
עָמוֹק
מראה חדירה אינטלקטואלית או עומק רגשי
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What is the primary definition of the word 'profound'?
The primary meaning of 'profound' is 'showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'profound' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'profound' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'profound' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'profound' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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