Profundity
noun
The quality of being very deep or complex.
Her speech impressed us with its emotional profundity.
Often appears as...
- emotional profundity
- intellectual profundity
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Academic
noun
Deepness, especially the deepness of a physical feature like an ocean or a hole.
In the profundity of the canyon, he felt a sense of awe.
Often appears as...
- profundity of the ocean
- profundity of the canyon
noun
The quality of being very deep or complex.
Her speech impressed us with its emotional profundity.
Often appears as...
- emotional profundity
- intellectual profundity
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Deepness, especially the deepness of a physical feature like an ocean or a hole.
In the profundity of the canyon, he felt a sense of awe.
Often appears as...
- profundity of the ocean
- profundity of the canyon
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Notions
Use 'profundity' for abstract concepts like thoughts or feelings, indicating their deep impact or complexity.
The novel's profundity left readers contemplating its themes for days.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Surface Level
'Profundity' implies something is not superficial, but rather has a deeper meaning or significance.
His comments on life had a surprising profundity.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Context
Use 'profundity' in serious or academic contexts rather than casual conversations.
The philosopher's lecture was praised for its profundity.
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Notions
Use 'profundity' for abstract concepts like thoughts or feelings, indicating their deep impact or complexity.
The novel's profundity left readers contemplating its themes for days.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Surface Level
'Profundity' implies something is not superficial, but rather has a deeper meaning or significance.
His comments on life had a surprising profundity.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Context
Use 'profundity' in serious or academic contexts rather than casual conversations.
The philosopher's lecture was praised for its profundity.
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Notions
Use 'profundity' for abstract concepts like thoughts or feelings, indicating their deep impact or complexity.
The novel's profundity left readers contemplating its themes for days.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Surface Level
'Profundity' implies something is not superficial, but rather has a deeper meaning or significance.
His comments on life had a surprising profundity.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Context
Use 'profundity' in serious or academic contexts rather than casual conversations.
The philosopher's lecture was praised for its profundity.
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Quote examples
Karan Mahajan
Indian Novelist
Cobain the writer is funny and self-aware and snotty with a knack for off-the-cuff profundity. Remarking to a friend that his band will be called 'Nirvana,' he scribbles next to it the words 'Oooh eerie mystical doom.
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Harvey Keitel
American Actor
You're working on being a father, so that is something that when you experience it you'll understand the profundity of wanting to protect something dear to you.
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Henry Fielding
English Novelist
Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are.
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Rollo May
American Psychologist
If we are to achieve freedom, we must do so with a daring and a profundity that refuse to flinch at engaging our destiny.
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Jeff Koons
American Artist
Art is about profundity. It's about connecting to everything that it means to be alive, but you have to act.
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Allison Pearson
Welsh Author
I'm interested in the things that might seem slight or amusing but which I feel have a kind of profundity.
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Ed Kowalczyk
American Musician
Individuals have to find a place to experience a profundity of feeling, and art is a means to that.
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Paul Eldridge
American Educator
There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.
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Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
It is scarcely a mark of intellectual profundity to have noticed that our society is big.
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Nigel Kennedy
English Musician
You can't learn pathos or profundity.
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Karan Mahajan
Indian Novelist
Cobain the writer is funny and self-aware and snotty with a knack for off-the-cuff profundity. Remarking to a friend that his band will be called 'Nirvana,' he scribbles next to it the words 'Oooh eerie mystical doom.
Quote examples
Harvey Keitel
American Actor
You're working on being a father, so that is something that when you experience it you'll understand the profundity of wanting to protect something dear to you.
Quote examples
Henry Fielding
English Novelist
Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are.
Quote examples
Rollo May
American Psychologist
If we are to achieve freedom, we must do so with a daring and a profundity that refuse to flinch at engaging our destiny.
Quote examples
Jeff Koons
American Artist
Art is about profundity. It's about connecting to everything that it means to be alive, but you have to act.
Quote examples
Allison Pearson
Welsh Author
I'm interested in the things that might seem slight or amusing but which I feel have a kind of profundity.
Quote examples
Ed Kowalczyk
American Musician
Individuals have to find a place to experience a profundity of feeling, and art is a means to that.
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Paul Eldridge
American Educator
There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.
Quote examples
Roger Scruton
English Philosopher
It is scarcely a mark of intellectual profundity to have noticed that our society is big.
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Nigel Kennedy
English Musician
You can't learn pathos or profundity.
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