(a.) Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to
a great depth; deep.
(a.) Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching
to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a
profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound
wisdom.
(a.) Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading;
overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.
(a.) Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility;
lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
(n.) The deep; the sea; the ocean.
(n.) An abyss.
(v. t.) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate
far down.
(v. i.) To dive deeply; to penetrate.
