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profoundest Definition


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profound
adj profounder, profoundest
    1. Radical, extensive, far-reaching.
      Example: profound changes
    2. Deep; far below the surface.
    3. Said of a feeling: deeply felt or rooted.
      Thesaurus: heart-rending, heartfelt, great, intense, extreme, total, utter, thoroughgoing, complete, absolute, extensive, exhaustive, consummate; Antonym: mild.
    4. Said of comments, etc: showing understanding or penetration.
      Thesaurus: learned, wise, intellectual, scholarly, erudite, sage, sagacious, philosophical, discerning, keen, skilled.
    5. Penetrating deeply into knowledge.
    6. Intense; impenetrable.
      Example: profound deafness
    7. Said of sleep: deep; sound.
Derivative: profoundly
adverb
    Very, extremely or intensely (used for emphasis)
      Thesaurus: seriously, greatly, extremely, sincerely, deeply, awfully, intensely, thoroughly, heartily, dreadfully, acutely, abjectly, keenly; Antonym: slightly.
Derivative: profundity
noun
    The state or degree of being profound.
      Thesaurus: depth, deepness, subtlety, complexity, perception, intelligence, insight, wisdom, acumen, acuity, learning, sagacity, perceptiveness, perspicacity, erudition, profoundness, seriousness, perspicuity, strength.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin profundus deep.



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