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profound
What does profound mean?
profound (adjective): showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use profound in a sentence?
- A profound insight. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- A profound book. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce profound?
/pɹoʊˈfaʊnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does profound come from?
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of profound?
Words related to profound
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “profound” mean?
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
Right! That's what “profound” means.
with all parts included; with nothing missing; full
Not quite: that's what complete means.
at a higher physical position, level, rank or order
Not quite: that's what upper means.
having intervening factors or persons or influences
Not quite: that's what indirect means.
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