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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Profound

Pro-found', a.

adjective

a. [Fr. profond, Pr. preon, It. profundo, Sp. & Pg. profundo, Lat. profundus, from pro, before, forward, and fundus, the bottom.]

  1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. “A gulf profound.” Milton.
  2. Low bending; very low; lowly; humble; as, a profound bow.
  3. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, the circumstance made a profound impression on his mind.

Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt. Milman.

  1. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; penetrating; skilled; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar or mathematician.
  2. Exhibiting or expressing deep humility; very lowly; submissive.

What humble gestures! What profound reverence! Duppa. 6. Having hidden qualities; mysterious; occult. Upon the corner of the room There hangs a vaporous drop profound. Shak.

Pro-found', n.

noun

n. 1. The deep; the abyss. “Through the blue profound.” Wordsworth. 2. Especially, the sea; the ocean. God in the fathomless profound Hath all his choice commanders drowned. Sandys.

Pro-found', v. i.

verbintransitive

To dive deeply; to penetrate. [Obs.] Glanville.

Pro-found', v. t.

verbtransitive

To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. [Obs.] Browne.