profundity
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profundity
- /pɹəˈfʌndɪti/
Rhymes with -ɪti
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English profundite, from Middle French profondite or its etymon Latin profunditās; by surface analysis, prof(o)und + ity. Compare profoundness.
noun profundities
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The state of being profound; magnitude, gravity, or intensity.
The situation's profundity escaped most observers.
Similar: profoundness · Opposite: shallowness, triviality
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Deep intellect or insight.
Near-synonyms: brilliance, genius
Similar: profoundness, brilliance, genius · Opposite: stupidity
- A great depth; a deep place. Near-synonym: abyss
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Depth; the state of possessing great downwards extent.
[A] sharp-looking old dame, […] inhabited a "laigh [low] shop," anglicé [in English], a cellar, opening to the High-street by a strait and steep stair, at the bottom of which she sold tape, thread, needles, skeans of worsted, coarse linen cloth, and such feminine gear, to those who had the courage a
Similar: deepness
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noun state of being profound
| Español | profundidad |
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| Português | profundidade |
noun deep intellect or insight
| Español | profundidad |
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noun great depth
| Português | profundeza |
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Talk about this word "profundity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/profundity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. profundity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/profundity "profundity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/profundity.Cite this
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title = {profundity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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