as in depth
the quality of being great in extent (as of insight)
a philosopher who is widely respected for the profundity of her thinking
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Recent Examples of profundity
Much of Gilbert’s early work displays an awareness of both the profundity and the transience of romance, and of the many different universes that one life can open into or contain.
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Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Maybe the striking profundity these new interpretations have uncovered has been there all along, suggested John Snelson, an associate lecturer in musical theater at Goldsmiths, University of London, who wrote a book on Lloyd Webber.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Even with its profundity curbed, this was a fine, stirring performance.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
What looks like profundity might be vacancy, dressed in good tailoring and received in silence.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Maybe the striking profundity these new interpretations have uncovered has been there all along, suggested John Snelson, an associate lecturer in musical theater at Goldsmiths, University of London, who wrote a book on Lloyd Webber.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Even with its profundity curbed, this was a fine, stirring performance.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
What looks like profundity might be vacancy, dressed in good tailoring and received in silence.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profundity
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This summer, New York brought in free agents Guerschon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson to fill out its bench depth — the club's biggest hole in 2024-25.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Sun enters Scorpio on October 22, which marks the start of an intense season of transformation, passion, and depth.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With Venus entering your sign on August 25, your magnetism is undeniable, but the Three of Pentacles reminds you that your brilliance shines brighter when it’s shared.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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It was designed for brilliance.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Profundity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profundity. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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