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profound
[ pruh-found, proh‐ ]
/ prəˈfaʊnd, proʊ‐ /
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adjective, pro·found·er, pro·found·est.
noun Literary.
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Origin of profound
OTHER WORDS FROM profound
pro·found·ly, adverbpro·found·ness, nounun·pro·found, adjectiveWords nearby profound
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British Dictionary definitions for profound
profound
/ (prəˈfaʊnd) /
adjective
noun
archaic, or literary a great depth; abyss
Derived forms of profound
profoundly, adverbprofoundness or profundity (prəˈfʌndɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for profound
C14: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus deep, from pro- 1 + fundus bottom
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