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Traditional English :: profound
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profound - adj. & n. --adj. (profounder, profoundest)
1 a having or showing great knowledge or insight (a profound treatise). b demanding deep study or thought (profound doctrines).
2 (of a state or quality) deep, intense, unqualified (a profound sleep; profound indifference).
3 at or extending to a great depth (profound crevasses).
4 (of a sigh) deep-drawn.
5 (of a disease) deep-seated. --n. (prec. by the) poet. the vast depth (of the ocean, soul, etc.). profoundly adv. profoundness n. profundity n. (pl. -ies). [ME f. AF & OF profund, profond f. L profundus deep (as PRO-(1), fundus bottom)] |
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Most Often Usage
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often profound mystical event
it had a profound impact
a profound relationship
cosmetic profound
and beautiful and profound things
profound saying
a profound mystic
experience filled it most profound some
profound poem
profound thought
the most profound prayer known to me
profound hearing loss
severe and profound mental retardation
profound quote
deafness profound
profound question
kerry profound
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