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{
"term": "profound",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "very great; felt or experienced very strongly",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "profound changes in the earth’s climate"
},
{
"text": "My father's death had a profound effect on us all."
},
{
"text": "The news came as a profound shock."
},
{
"text": "The report has profound implications for schools."
},
{
"text": "Her sense of disappointment was profound."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "showing great knowledge or understanding",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "profound insights"
},
{
"text": "a profound book"
},
{
"text": "His later articles were a little more profound."
},
{
"text": "I'm not quite sure what she means by that, but it sounds very profound."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "needing a lot of study or thought",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "profound questions about life and death"
},
{
"text": "She always claimed there was nothing profound about her artwork."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "very serious; complete",
"labels": "(medical)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "profound disability"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/prəˈfaʊnd/",
"audio": "pr/profound/profound__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/prəˈfaʊnd/",
"audio": "pr/profound/profound__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus ‘deep’, from Latin pro ‘before’ + fundus ‘bottom’. The word was used earliest in the sense ‘showing deep insight’."
}