1. profound - Noun
2. profound - Adjective
3. profound - Verb
4. profound - Adjective Satellite
An abyss.
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
The deep; the sea; the ocean.
To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
To dive deeply; to penetrate.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change. Richard Bach
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
Although I was not aware of it at the time, the experience of growing up during the Great Depression was to have a profound impact on my intellectual and professional career. Lawrence Klein
It is profound ignorance that inspires the dogmatic tone. English Proverb
It is not the greatest beauties that inspire the most profound passion. French Proverb
Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound. Latin Proverb