profundity

pro·fun·di·ty

noun \prə-ˈfən-də-tē\

plural pro·fun·di·ties

Definition of PROFUNDITY

1

a : intellectual depth b : something profound or abstruse

2

: the quality or state of being profound or deep

Examples of PROFUNDITY

1. the profundity of his thoughts
2. Her books are a mixture of playfulness and profundity.
3. the depth and profundity of her feelings

Origin of PROFUNDITY

Middle English profundite, from Latin profunditat-, profunditas depth, from profundus

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PROFUNDITY

Synonyms: deepness, profoundness, depth

Related Words: discernment, perception, perceptiveness, perceptivity, percipience, sagacity, sapience, sense, sensibility, wisdom; braininess, brightness, brilliance, intellect, intelligence, judgment (or judgement), reason, sense, smartness, wit; acuity, acuteness, keenness, penetration, perspicacity, sensitivity, sharpness

Near Antonyms: shallowness, superficiality; brainlessness, idiocy, imbecility, mindlessness, simpleness, stupidity, witlessness; illogic, irrationality, unreasonableness, unsoundness

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Rhymes with PROFUNDITY

fecundity, jocundity, rotundity