"profound" meaning in English

See profound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: profound [positive], more profound [comparative], most profound [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is profound is deep, having great depths, reaching far below the surface.
    Sense id: simple-profound-en-adj-nFbRSZOh
  2. Something that is profound is deep in an intellectual sense. It means something that reaches figuratively deep into a subject, or has great depth of meaning.
    Sense id: simple-profound-en-adj-45B-ktl7
     
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