Found 3 items, similar to Profound.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: profound amat sangat, mengemukakan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: profound profound adj 1: showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; “the differences are profound”; “a profound insight”; “a profound book”; “a profound mind”; “profound contempt”; “profound regret” [ant: superficial] 2: of the greatest intensity; complete; “a profound silence”; “a state of profound shock” 3: far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; “the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred”; “the book underwent fundamental changes”; “committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance”; “profound social changes” [syn: fundamental] 4: coming from deep within one; “a profound sigh” 5: (of sleep) deep and complete; “a heavy sleep”; “fell into a profound sleep”; “a sound sleeper”; “deep wakeless sleep” [syn: heavy, sound, wakeless] 6: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; “the profound depths of the sea”; “the dark unfathomed caves of ocean”-Thomas Gray; “unplumbed depths of the sea”; “remote and unsounded caverns” [syn: unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Profound Profound \Pro*found"\, a. [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before, forward + fundus the bottom. See Found to establish, Bottom lowest part.] 1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. “A gulf profound.” --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] 3. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep. “Profound sciatica.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt. --Milman. [1913 Webster] 4. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow. [1913 Webster] What humble gestures! What profound reverence! --Duppa. [1913 Webster] Profound \Pro*found"\, n. 1. The deep; the sea; the ocean. [1913 Webster] God in the fathomless profound Hath all this choice commanders drowned. --Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. An abyss. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Profound \Pro*found"\, v. t. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Profound \Pro*found"\, v. i. To dive deeply; to penetrate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]