profundity
pronunciation
How to pronounce profundity in British English:
UK [prəˈfʌndəti]
How to pronounce profundity in American English:
US [prəˈfʌndɪti, pro-]
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- Noun:
- wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound
- intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc
- the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
- the quality of being physically deep
Word Origin
- profundity (n.)
- early 15c., "bottom of the sea," from Old French profundite (Modern French profondité) and directly from Late Latin profunditatem (nominative profunditas) "depth, intensity, immensity," from profundus "deep, vast" (see profound). Meaning "depth of intellect" in English is from c. 1500.
Example
- 1. Similarly the islands of profundity are often lost in the glare from the seas of gossip .
- 2. Vast stretches of oceans appeal to us much the rather because their profundity is difficult of access .
- 3. Ah , well , glad you asked , as only cycling can answer a question of such profundity .
- 4. The first problem is that many academics ( and especially younger ones ) tend to confuse incomprehensibility with profundity .
- 5. He embraced " our nation 's symphony of faith " , praising the profundity of catholic ceremony , the ancient traditions of the jews and the commitment to frequent prayer of the muslims .