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When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade.
Huston Smith

Meaning of "profundity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFUNDITY

profundity  [prəˈfʌndɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFUNDITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Profundity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROFUNDITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of profundity in the English dictionary

The first definition of profundity in the dictionary is the quality or state of penetrating deeply into subjects or ideas. Other definition of profundity is the quality or state of showing or requiring great knowledge or understanding. Profundity is also the quality or state of being situated at or extending to a great depth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFUNDITY


acidity
əˈsɪdɪtɪ
commodity
kəˈmɒdɪtɪ
facundity
fəˈkʌndɪtɪ
fecundity
fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
infecundity
ˌɪnfɪˈkʌndɪtɪ
iracundity
ˌaɪərəˈkʌndɪtɪ
jocundity
dʒəʊˈkʌndɪtɪ
liquidity
lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ
morbidity
mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
moribundity
ˌmɒrɪˈbʌndɪtɪ
nudity
ˈnjuːdɪtɪ
obtundity
ɒbˈtʌndɪtɪ
oddity
ˈɒdɪtɪ
ororotundity
ˌɔːrəʊrəˈtʌndɪtɪ
orotundity
ˌɒːrəˈtʌndɪtɪ
rigidity
rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
rotundity
rəʊˈtʌndɪtɪ
rubicundity
ˌruːbɪˈkʌndɪtɪ
stupidity
stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFUNDITY

profitless
profitlessly
profits tax
profitwise
profligacy
profligate
profligately
profluence
profluent
profound
profoundly
profoundly deaf
profoundness
profulgent
Profumo
profuse
profusely
profuseness
profuser
profusion

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFUNDITY

aridity
comorbidity
crudity
cupidity
fluidity
frigidity
heredity
hybridity
intrepidity
invalidity
lividity
lucidity
modulus of rigidity
placidity
pudibundity
rapidity
relative humidity
solidity
turbidity
validity

Synonyms and antonyms of profundity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROFUNDITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «profundity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of profundity

Translation of «profundity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFUNDITY

Find out the translation of profundity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of profundity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «profundity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

深刻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profundidad
570 millions of speakers

English

profundity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गहराई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عمق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глубина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profundidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসামান্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

profondeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedalaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tiefe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

深遠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깊숙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Profundity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự sâu xa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆழம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रगल्भता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

derinlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

profondità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głębia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глибина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profunzimea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμβρίθεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diepte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

profundity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

profundity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of profundity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFUNDITY»

The term «profundity» is normally little used and occupies the 113.318 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFUNDITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about profundity

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6 QUOTES WITH «PROFUNDITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word profundity.
1
Paul Eldridge
There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.
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Harvey Keitel
You're working on being a father, so that is something that when you experience it you'll understand the profundity of wanting to protect something dear to you.
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Nigel Kennedy
You can't learn pathos or profundity.
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Daniel Libeskind
I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else, to try to contribute something that has that resonance and profundity of it means to all of us.
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Kesha Rogers
One of the most beautiful things that recruited me to join the LaRouche movement is its emphasis on Classical singing and composition, especially with the Negro Spirituals, adding a new depth of profundity to songs I had sang while growing up.
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Huston Smith
When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFUNDITY»

Discover the use of profundity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profundity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Profundity: A Universal Value
Harrell contends, to the contrary, that there exists one major value that is universal to humans, regardless of context. That value is profundity, or depth.
Jean Gabbert Harrell, 2008
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Gagging on Profundity - a Collection of Philosophical Humor
Patrick J. J. Phillips. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. American editor and author. As quoted in The Treasury of Humorous g Quotations edited by Evan Esar and Nicolas Bentley (1951). American writer and  ...
Patrick J. J. Phillips, 2013
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Thinking Historically: Educating Students for the ...
As I discuss in chapter 7, such an assessment necessarily demands a deep sense of contextualized history and empathy. Profundity The notion of profundity offers an evaluative component to the factor of importance. In trying to appreciate and ...
Stéphane Lévesque, 2008
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Nietzsche as Postmodernist: Essays Pro and Contra
The Greeks, instead of aiming to know all that they could, were "superficial — out of profundity."47 And this, contends Nietzsche, is what we should become again — and what those who pursue knowledge (or science) gaily are, by definition.
Clayton Koelb, 1990
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The Philosophy of Music: Theme and Variations
The final feature of profundity that I mentioned was its connection to value, an issue about which rather little should now need to be said. If something is epistemically profound then, given the arguments of the previous paragraphs, it offers ...
Aaron Ridley, 2004
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Musical Understandings: And Other Essays on the Philosophy ...
13. Profundity. in. Instrumental. Music. According to Peter Kivy (1990: ch. 10), to be profound music would have to be about a profound subject that is treated in an exemplary way or in some way adequate to its subject matter. Though he allows ...
‎2011
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Profundity: Poetry for Your Life Cycle
The key for me is love - a constant in my life now as I strive to live a more compassionate existence every day in some way. Success in this is relevant to how well I am able to explore the god within.
Russell Puttick, 2005
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Reflections of the Rav: Lessons in Jewish Thought Adapted ...
Chapter. VI. THE. PROFUNDITY. OF. JEWISH. FOLK. WISDOM. Scholars often tend to dismiss the unlearned condescendingly, regarding them as incapable of clear perceptions or correct opinions. This disparagement is undoubtedly justified  ...
Abraham R. Besdin, 1993
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Between Athens and Jerusalem: Philosophy, Prophecy, and ...
As for the concern for profundity itself, it too proves to be problematic. As Strauss's formulation seems to suggest, it is somehow determined by Christianity. In the draft of a letter to Gerhard Krüger, he elaborates this view as follows: Granted the ...
David Janssens, 2009
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Beyond Identity: New Horizons in Modern Scottish Poetry
There is a technique of literary profundity, which is quite distinct from actual profundity, for making remarks which are true or which have truth in them but which are comparatively difficult to assimilate. It's an appearance of profundity – mimicry, ...
Attila Dsa, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFUNDITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profundity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Partch: Delusion of the Fury, Lincoln Center Festival, New York
Still, one recalcitrant iconoclast — OK, this one — had trouble distinguishing creative profundity from pretentious claptrap. Sorry. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
'True Detective,' Season 2, Episode 6: 'Church in Ruins'
... show lurking at the heart of this season, but it's hidden beneath all the needless complications and increasingly awkward grabs at profundity. «Grantland, Jul 15»
3
Rent increase may force Poetry Flash to move
At Poetry Flash, “you have people that know poetry with a profundity and a depth of feeling, and that's irreplaceable.” Supporter and contributor ... «Berkeleyside, Jul 15»
4
Parables: The Mysteries of God's Kingdom Revealed Through the …
And as John MacArthur says, "These narratives epitomize the plain, powerful, profundity of Jesus' message and His teaching style.". «Crossmap, Jul 15»
5
Rose's Colored Glasses Brighten Monadnock Vision
The title reaches for a profundity not present in either the work or the performance. One might have expected something like postwar anxiety ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jul 15»
6
July follies
Idiocy equals boldness; Gibberish equals profundity; Scandal equals sophistication. I foresee the end of gender when Caitlyn Jenner's ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»
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The Four-Dimensional People evaluation – where cyberspace and …
The book is actually over riffs of different profundity – a string of titles without construction. They stages from huge designs (period, room, ... «Observer News, Jul 15»
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The Four-Dimensional Human review – where cyberspace and …
His book is essentially without structure – a sequence of headings over riffs of varying profundity. He ranges from big themes (time, space, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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What should we do when Jesus walks away?
This may sound flippant, but there is profundity in this, too: Give people a hand, and they will ask for your arm. Give people your arm, and they ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
10
Donald Trump, presidential hopeful
“Don't let the brevity of these passages prevent you from savouring the profundity of the advice you are about to receive.” There, in a sentence, ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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