English dictionary
profound
adjectivePronunciation
pɹəˈfaʊnd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
adjective
- (of sleep) deep and complete
adjective
- coming from deep within one
adjective
- of the greatest intensity; complete
adjective
- showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
adjective
- far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
Example sentences
the profound depths of the sea
{'source': 'Thomas Gray', 'text': 'the dark unfathomed caves of ocean'}
unplumbed depths of the sea
remote and unsounded caverns
a heavy sleep
fell into a profound sleep
a sound sleeper
deep wakeless sleep
a profound sigh
a profound silence
a state of profound shock
the differences are profound
a profound insight
a profound book
a profound mind
profound contempt
the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred
the book underwent fundamental changes
committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance
profound social changes