Profound
21profound — adj. & n. adj. (profounder, profoundest) 1 a having or showing great knowledge or insight (a profound treatise). b demanding deep study or thought (profound doctrines). 2 (of a state or quality) deep, intense, unqualified (a profound sleep;… …
22profound — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French parfunt, profond deep, from Latin profundus, from pro before + fundus bottom more at pro , bottom Date: 14th century 1. a. having intellectual depth and insight b. difficult to fathom or… …
23profound — adjective 1) profound relief Syn: heartfelt, intense, keen, extreme, acute, severe, sincere, earnest, deep, deep seated, overpowering, overwhelming 2) a profound change Syn …
24profound — adjective /prəˈfaʊnd/ a) Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. A gulf profound. . b) Very deep; very serious Profound sciatica …
25profound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. erudite, learned, abstruse; heavy, weighty, deep; heartfelt, intense; complete, thorough. See feeling, greatness, knowledge, depth. Ant., shallow. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Physically deep] Syn.… …
26profound — [prəˈfaʊnd] adj 1) very great My grandfather s death had a profound effect on my father.[/ex] 2) showing intelligence and serious thought a very profound statement[/ex] profoundly adv …
27profound — adj. Profound is used with these nouns: ↑ambivalence, ↑apology, ↑belief, ↑change, ↑consequence, ↑difference, ↑disability, ↑disagreement, ↑disappointment, ↑distaste, ↑distrust, ↑ …
28profound — adjective (profounder, profoundest) 1》 very great or intense: profound social changes. ↘(of a disease or disability) severe. 2》 showing great knowledge or insight. ↘demanding deep study or thought. 3》 archaic very deep. Derivatives… …
29Profound hearing loss — is defined as a hearing greater than 90 decibels (dB) meaning that an individual with profound hearing loss can only hear sounds that are louder than 90 dB. A person with normal hearing can detect sounds between 0 dB and 20 dB. For comparison… …
30profound application — index diligence (care) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
