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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of being profound; profundity uncountable, usually
2. 2
   intellectual depth, penetrating knowledge, keen insight, etc. wordnet
3. 3
   the quality of being physically deep wordnet
4. 4
   the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas wordnet
5. 5
   wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound wordnet

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6. 6
   extremeness of degree wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abstrusenessabstrusityabyssastutenessastutenesscomplexity

Etymology

From Middle English profoundnesse, equivalent to profound + -ness.

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