·noun The deep; the sea; the ocean.
II. Profound ·noun An Abyss.
III. Profound ·vi To dive deeply; to Penetrate.
IV. Profound ·vt To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
V. Profound ·adj Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.
VI. Profound ·adj Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
VII. Profound ·adj Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
VIII. Profound ·adj 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.