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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"
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