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  2. 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. a profound sigh. 3. a. : characterized by intensity of feeling or quality. b. : all encompassing : complete. profound sleep. profound deafness.

  3. felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way: His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him. The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women. Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.

  4. Profound definition: penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding. See examples of PROFOUND used in a sentence.

  5. Definitions of profound. adjective. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed. “the profound depths of the sea” synonyms: unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded. deep.

  6. A profound idea, work, or person shows great intellectual depth and understanding. This is a book full of profound, original and challenging insights. ...one of the country's most profound minds.

  7. PROFOUND definition: 1. If an effect is profound, it is extreme: 2. If a feeling is profound, you feel it very…. Learn more.

  8. very great; felt or experienced very strongly. profound changes in the earth’s climate. My father's death had a profound effect on us all. The news came as a profound shock. The report has profound implications for schools. Her sense of disappointment was profound. Want to learn more?

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