What does the word Profound mean?

Question

Was told something i wrote was pofound and deep, i dont have a dictionary to hand so can any one tell me what this means. Thankyou :)

To the guys having a go at me for not being familiar with internet dictionary sites, i spend most of my day doing usfull things and usualy use a dictionary in book form. So sorry im not sad like you!

Answer 1

Deep.

It is redundant to say deep and profound or profoundly deep.
The word means the same thing!!!

I speak french, that's the french word for deep, both in water and intellectually.

Answer 2

Here it is in a sentence: It's a profound statement about this mixed-up day and age of technology that someone doesn't know how readily available on-line dictionaries are.

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Gee– Good point! Wish my life was important enough to spend my time trying to find out from complete strangers on-line if my inane scribbling was "profound" or not. But gosh-- if I did that I wouldn't have time to know the meaning of common English words like "profound".

Hey-- let me save you long hours hunting down those obscure on-line dictionaries-- if you didn't understand some of my hard words like "inane", "obscure" or "if"-- just ask us sad folks!


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Uhm-- incidentally-- how is it that coming here and asking the question "What does 'profound' mean" and then sorting though all the rambling answers is more time efficient than clicking on a link for a dictionary? This I'd love to know.

Answer 3

1 a : having intellectual depth and insight b : difficult to fathom or understand
2 a : extending far below the surface b : coming from, reaching to, or situated at a depth : DEEP-SEATED
3 a : characterized by intensity of feeling or quality b : all encompassing

Basically whatever you said or wrote was deep and had an impact on that person!

Answer 4

Main Entry: 1pro·found
Pronunciation: pr&-'faund, prO-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French parfunt, profond deep, from Latin profundus, from pro- before + fundus bottom -- more at PRO-, BOTTOM
1 a : having intellectual depth and insight b : difficult to fathom or understand
2 a : extending far below the surface b : coming from, reaching to, or situated at a depth : DEEP-SEATED
3 a : characterized by intensity of feeling or quality b : all encompassing : COMPLETE
- pro·found·ly /-'faun(d)-lE/ adverb
- pro·found·ness /-'faun(d)-n&s/ noun

Answer 5

Generally speaking, it mean's deep or intense.

1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
2. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being; profound grief.
3. being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious: profound insight.
4. of deep meaning; of great and broadly inclusive significance: a profound book.
5. pervasive or intense; thorough; complete: a profound silence.
6. extending, situated, or originating far down, or far beneath the surface: the profound depths of the ocean.
7. low: a profound bow.
8. deep.
–noun Literary. 9. something that is profound.
10. the deep sea; ocean.
11. depth; abyss.

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Answer 6

pro·found
ADJECTIVE:

Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; deep.

Coming as if from the depths of one's being: profound contempt.

Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes.

Penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious: a profound insight.

Unqualified; absolute: a profound silence

Answer 7

The Sanskrit word "Priya" which can be translated as Bliss which captures the spontaneity of love and joy at the same time. :)

Answer 8

Mysterious, confusing
characterized by intensity of feeling or quality
having intellectual depth and insight

Answer 9

penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.

Answer 10

Main Entry: 1pro·found
Pronunciation: pr&-'faund, prO-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French parfunt, profond deep, from Latin profundus, from pro- before + fundus bottom -- more at PRO-, BOTTOM
1 a : having intellectual depth and insight b : difficult to fathom or understand
2 a : extending far below the surface b : coming from, reaching to, or situated at a depth : DEEP-SEATED
3 a : characterized by intensity of feeling or quality b : all encompassing : COMPLETE

Answer 11

If you have access to the internet, you have access to a lot of dictionaries. What you were told is redundant, so disregard it, since the person who told you is neither capable of good speech nor of recognizing it.

One possible definition: "pro", professional, "found": not lost, hence a professional who is not lost.