profundity

English

Etymology

prof(o)und +‎ -ity, from Old French profundite, from Latin profunditās. Compare profoundness.

Pronunciation

• enPR: prəfŭn′dĭtē, IPA^(key): /pɹəˈfʌndɪti/
• Hyphenation: pro‧fun‧di‧ty
• Rhymes: -ɪti

Noun

profundity (countable and uncountable, plural profundities)

1. The state of being profound or abstruse.
2. A great depth.
3. Deep intellect or insight.

Synonyms

• profoundness

Translations

state of being profound

• Bulgarian: дълбочина (bg) f (dǎlbočina)
• Ottoman Turkish: دریڭلك (deriñlik)
• Spanish: profundidad (es) f

great depth

• Bulgarian: дълбочина (bg) f (dǎlbočina)
• Hungarian: mélység (hu)

deep intellect or insight

• Bulgarian: проникновеност f (proniknovenost)
• Spanish: profundidad (es) f

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: diepgang (nl) m
• Romanian: profunzime (ro), adâncime (ro) (rare)