noun (plural profundities) (formal)
1 [U] the quality of understanding or dealing with a subject at a very serious level:
He lacked profundity and analytical precision.
2 [U] the quality of being very great, serious or powerful:
the profundity of her misery * This is an error of great profundity.
3 [C,usually pl.] something that sb says that shows great understanding:
His profundities were lost on the young audience.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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