Hyphenation of profound

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pro-found

Definitions of profound:

1.
Showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
The differences are profound A profound insight A profound book A profound mind Profound contempt Profound regret
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
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
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

Synonyms of profound:

adj profound, deep, thoughtful, intense, scholarly
adj intense
adj fundamental, significant, important
adj deep
adj heavy, sound, wakeless, deep
adj unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded, deep

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