profundity
noun
pro·fun·di·ty
prə-ˈfən-də-tē 
plural profundities
1
a
: intellectual depth
b
: something profound or abstruse
2
: the quality or state of being profound or deep
Examples of profundity in a Sentence
the profundity of his thoughts
Her books are a mixture of playfulness and profundity.
the depth and profundity of her feelings
Recent Examples on the Web
Driven by an awareness of hip hop’s profundity and a commitment to how its story should be told, hampton documented, becoming a custodian of the genre’s history.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Maltz takes the problems of her protagonist seriously, and so much of what makes Jazzy engrossing is how the director portrays daily events with a stirring profundity.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024
And yet the profundity of the personal relationship between Putin and Xi has compensated for these otherwise brittle foundations.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
But the film’s profundity lies in its understanding that the thief, like so much of postwar Italy’s working class, is in the same boat as Antonio.
—Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024
Maltz takes the problems of her protagonist seriously, and so much of what makes Jazzy engrossing is how the director portrays daily events with a stirring profundity.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024
And yet the profundity of the personal relationship between Putin and Xi has compensated for these otherwise brittle foundations.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
But the film’s profundity lies in its understanding that the thief, like so much of postwar Italy’s working class, is in the same boat as Antonio.
—Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024
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“Profundity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profundity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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profundity
noun
pro·fun·di·ty
prə-ˈfən-dət-ē
plural profundities
1
: great knowledge or understanding
2
: something profound
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