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profound

adj
/pɹəˈfaʊnd/

Etymology

From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).

  1. derived from profundus — “deep, profound”
  2. derived from profont
  3. derived from profound
  4. inherited from profound

Definitions

  1. Descending far below the surface

    Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.

    • A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog

  2. Very deep

    Very deep; very serious.

  3. Intellectually deep

    Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.

    • a profound investigation
    • a profound scholar
    • profound wisdom
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Characterized by intensity

      Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading.

      • How now! which of your hips has the most profound sciatica?
      • Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt.
      • It’s probably one of the reasons the Shamima Begum case is having such a profound impact; one-dimensional stereotypes about Muslim women already run so deep.

    2. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility

      Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive.

      • And with this, and a profound bow to his patrons, the Manager retires, and the curtain rises.
      • What humble gestures! What profound reverence!

    3. The deep

      The deep; the sea; the ocean.

      • God, in the fathomlesse profound / Hath all his choice Commanders drown'd.

    4. An abyss.

      • […]if some other place, / From your dominion won, th' Ethereal King / Possesses lately, thither to arrive / travel this profound. Direct my course[…]

    5. To cause to sink deeply

      To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

    6. To dive deeply

      To dive deeply; to penetrate.

      • But no man is likely to profound tbe Ocean of that Doctrine

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Derived

profoundly, profoundness, pseudoprofound, ultraprofound, unprofound

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at profound. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01profound02far03distant04royalty05royal06illustrious07admired08admire09reverence

A definitional loop anchored at profound. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at profound

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA