1. Adjective
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
2. Adjective
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.
3. Adjective
Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
4. Adjective
Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
5. Noun
The deep; the sea; the ocean.
6. Noun
An abyss.
7. Verb
To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
8. Verb
To dive deeply; to penetrate.
9. Adjective
of the greatest intensity; complete; "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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