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profundity

pro·fun·dity

UK/pɹəˈfʌndɪti/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound

  • “the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs”
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2.

intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc

  • “the depth of my feeling”
  • “the profoundness of the silence”
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3.
4.

the quality of being physically deep

  • “the profundity of the mine was almost a mile”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English profundite, from Middle French profondite or its etymon Latin profunditās; by surface analysis, prof(o)und + ity. Compare profoundness.

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