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Meaning of 'profundity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Profundity [ n.]
- The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc.

Meaning of 'profundity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . profundity [ n]
Meaning (1):
- wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound
Example in sentence:
  • the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs
Meaning (2):
- intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc
Example in sentence:
  • the depth of my feeling;
  • the profoundness of the silence
Meaning (3):
- the quality of being physically deep
Example in sentence:
  • the profundity of the mine was almost a mile

Nearby Words:

pro pro rata pro thyalosoma pro- proa proach proant proatlas probabiliorism probabiliorist

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