Profundity

Quick meaning: Profundity is a noun meaning The state of being profound; magnitude, gravity, or intensity.

Meaning

The state of being profound; magnitude, gravity, or intensity.

More Meanings

1. Deep intellect or insight.
2. (now uncommon) A great depth; a deep place.
3. (now rare) Depth; the state of possessing great downwards extent.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: abyss

Near-synonyms: brilliance, genius

The situation's profundity escaped most observers.

I delved the abyssal profundities of Neptune's realm.

Word Forms

• profundities

Synonyms for profundity

Depending on context, synonyms include profoundness, brilliance, genius, abyss, deepness, astuteness.

Antonyms for profundity

Common opposites include shallowness, triviality, stupidity, shoal, shallow, superficiality.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include profoundness, deepness, depth, abstruseness, abstrusity, reconditeness.

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