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UK
/pɹəfˈaʊnd/
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[ US /pɹoʊˈfaʊnd/ ]
[ US /pɹoʊˈfaʊnd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
unplumbed depths of the sea
the dark unfathomed caves of ocean
the profound depths of the sea
remote and unsounded caverns -
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
profound contempt
profound regret
the differences are profound
a profound mind
a profound book
a profound insight -
(of sleep) deep and complete
deep wakeless sleep
fell into a profound sleep
a heavy sleep
a sound sleeper -
coming from deep within one
a profound sigh -
far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
profound social changes
committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance
the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred
the book underwent fundamental changes -
of the greatest intensity; complete
a state of profound shock
a profound silence
How To Use profound In A Sentence
- As a consequence of the profound decrease in T2 B cell numbers, their downstream mature B cell progeny, namely follicular and marginal zone B cells, were drastically depleted. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- Sons don’t resemble their fathers in every detail, I’ve noticed it time and time again, and there’s many a woman brought to bed of a son who is profoundly thankful for that fact, and expends a great deal of her postpartum energy assuring the sprog’s tata that the sprog is a dead ringer for her great-uncle Lucius Tiddlypuss. The First Man in Rome
- Not for a very long time has the discovery of new music so profoundly moved and excited me as the contents of this disc.
- Modern scientific capability has profoundly altered the course of human life. Times, Sunday Times
- The art world can be a profoundly unfriendly and unbalanced place. Times, Sunday Times
- Note also the profound hypochondriasis and fear that they are being infected by a "cancer"--again, a plot presumably put together by the Jews. Archive 2009-02-01
- I see his sensibility as basically that of an earlier age: he is a chivalric knight devoted to his lady; this devotion is like that of a medieval Christian who lives in the world yet profoundly venerates the Virgin Mary. Sena Jeter Naslund - An interview with author
- Reading makes a full amn, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.
- Profound stupor associated with depression also responds to IV sodium amobarbital, thus permitting conversation between the patient and examiner, which often reveals depressive symptoms. The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry
- Profoundly discouraged, we ride on after this in mournful silence. Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys