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profound
adjective
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
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pɹəˈfaʊnd
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adjective
situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
“the profound depths of the sea”
adjective
(of sleep) deep and complete
“a heavy sleep”
adjective
coming from deep within one
“a profound sigh”
adjective
of the greatest intensity; complete
“a profound silence”
adjective
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
“the differences are profound”
adjective
far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
“the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred”
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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
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