Profundity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound

intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəfˈʌndᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəfˈʌndɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəfˈʌndɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹəfˈʌndᵻɾi/.

Examples

the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs
the depth of my feeling
the profoundness of the silence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reconditeness abstrusity profoundness astuteness depth deepness abstruseness

Antonyms

shallowness superficiality

Parts of Speech

noun	wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound “the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs”
noun	intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc “the depth of my feeling”
noun	the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
noun	the quality of being physically deep “the profundity of the mine was almost a mile”

Word Forms

abstruse	adjective	difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
profound	adjective	far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
deep	adjective	marked by depth of thinking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tiefe

Weisheit, die unverständlich, abstrus und tiefgründig ist

🇫🇷French

profondeur

une sagesse obscure, abstruse et profonde

🇪🇸Spanish

profundidad

🇮🇹Italian

profondità

saggezza recondita, astrusa e profonda

🇳🇱Dutch

diepgang

wijsheid die diepzinnig, duister en diepzinnig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

profundidade

sabedoria que é recôndita, abstrusa e profunda

🇷🇺Russian

глубина

мудрость непостижимая, заумная и глубокая

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गहराई

वह ज्ञान जो पुनर्गठित, गूढ़ और गहन है

🇧🇩Bengali

গভীরতা

প্রজ্ঞা যে পুনর্নির্মাণ এবং বিমূর্ত এবং গভীর

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆழமான

மறுசீரமைக்கப்பட்ட மற்றும் சுருக்கமான மற்றும் ஆழமான ஞானம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాఢత

పునర్నిర్మించబడిన మరియు నిగూఢమైన మరియు లోతైన జ్ఞానం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रगल्भता

शहाणपण जे पुनर्संचयित आणि अमूर्त आणि गहन आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગહનતા

શાણપણ જે પુનઃનિર્મિત અને અસ્પષ્ટ અને ગહન છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗಾಧತೆ

ಮರುಕಳಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಅಮೂರ್ತವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಆಳವಾದ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഗാധത

പുനർനിർമ്മിതവും അമൂർത്തവും അഗാധവുമായ ജ്ഞാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੂੰਘਾਈ

ਸਿਆਣਪ ਜੋ ਪੁਨਰਗਠਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਅਮੂਰਤ ਅਤੇ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گہرائی

دانائی جو ازسرنو اور مبہم اور گہری ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

深刻性

深奥、深奥、深奥的智慧

🇯🇵Japanese

奥深さ

突飛で難解で深遠な知恵

🇰🇷Korean

심오함

난해하고 난해하며 심오한 지혜

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sâu sắc

trí tuệ sâu sắc, thâm thúy và sâu sắc

🇹🇭Thai

ความลึกซึ้ง

ปัญญาที่ละเอียดถี่ถ้วนและลึกซึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kedalaman

kebijaksanaan yang bersifat rekondisi, muskil, dan mendalam

🇵🇭Filipino

kalaliman

karunungan na recondite at abstruse at malalim

🇲🇾Malay

kedalaman

kebijaksanaan yang menyusun semula dan kabur dan mendalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عمق

حكمة غامضة وغامضة وعميقة

🇮🇷Persian

عمق

حکمتی که متمم و مبهم و عمیق است

🇹🇷Turkish

derinlik

muğlak, anlaşılması güç ve derin bir bilgelik

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹמֶק

חוכמה שהיא קונקרטית ותמציתית ועמוקה

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