profound
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
Adjective 4 meanings
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
Very deep; very serious.
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.
“a profound investigation”
Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading.
Etymology
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
PROFOUND at a glance
PROFOUND has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + F 4 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,714 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with profound
All rhymes- AROUND7
- FOUND9
- GROUND8
- SOUND6
- ROUND6
- FUND8
- BACKGROUND20
- BOUND8
- POUND8
- UNDERGROUND14
- WOUND9
- COMPOUND15
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