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1 —as in:
profound idea
Definition
deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence- She shared a profound way of thinking about the problem.
profound = deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- She fell into a profound sleep.
- She is a profound thinker.
- It's a profound book
- She has a profound mind.
- The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.Niels Bohr
- Each child was supposed to clip an item from a newspaper, absorb its contents, and reveal them to the class. This practice allegedly overcame a variety of evils: standing in front of his fellows encouraged good posture and gave a child poise; delivering a short talk made him word-conscious; learning his current event strengthened his memory; being singled out made him more than ever anxious to return to the Group. The idea was profound, but as usual, in Maycomb it didn't work very well.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- He fell asleep murmuring 'Sanity is not statistical,' with the feeling that this remark contained in it a profound wisdom.George Orwell -- 1984
- "Tom's getting very profound," said Daisy, with an expression of unthoughtful sadness. "He reads deep books with long words in them."F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby
- Actually, I'm what a romantic movie is to a profound thinker — a mere diversion, a comic interlude, something that is soon forgotten: not bad, but not particularly good either.Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl
profound = deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence
profound = deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence
profound = deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence
profound = deep or far-reaching in intellect or consequence
profound = deep or far-reaching in intellect or insight
profound = deep or far-reaching in intellect or insight
profound = deep or far-reaching
2 —as in:
profound sadness
Definition
of greatest intensity or emotional depth- Her apology was heartfelt—expressing profound sorrow and regret.
profound = intense (of great emotional depth)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- The law will have a profound effect on society.
- It was a profound spiritual experience that changed her life.
- Essentially, each human is capable of having a profound experience of God and nature.Deism - Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism (retrieved 05/21/06)
- It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.Krishnamurti
- The stillness was so profound that he heard a little animal twittering somewhere near by under the snow.Edith Wharton -- Ethan Frome
- I feel impelled to mention one other point in your statement that has troubled me profoundly.Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Letter from a Birmingham Jail
- ...even in the most perfect love one person loves less profoundly than the other.Thornton Wilder -- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- There was silence so profound, Hannah wondered if she had gone deaf.Jane Yolen -- The Devils Arithmetic
- He is hurt, but it is more a profound humiliation than a physical injury.Edward Albee -- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
profound = intense
profound = intense
profound = intense
profoundly = intensely
profoundly = with great intensity or emotional depth
profound = intense
profound = of greatest intensity or emotional depth
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