profound

«profound» in Mova's school dictionary: very great or very strong, like a profound effect or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (profound, more profound, most profound)

meaning for a pupil

1) Profound means very great or very strong, like a profound effect or profound sadness. tree →

2) Profound means showing deep thinking and understanding. tree →

3) (medicine) Profound deafness means being almost completely deaf. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English and philosophy lessons a profound idea is deep and thoughtful; in news and science a profound change is very big. Phrases: profound effect, profound silence, a profound question.

examples

• The book had a profound effect on me. tree →
• There was a profound silence in the hall. tree →
• «Why are we here?» is a profound question. tree →
• The war caused profound changes. tree →
• Grandma said something profound about kindness. tree →
• My cousin has profound hearing loss. tree →
• You are of a poetical nature, as it is called--I, on the contrary, possess profound knowledge and inexhaustible wit. tree →

note

Say pruh-FOUND. Do not confuse with «profane» (rude about holy things). Noun: profundity.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «profound» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.