{
    "term": "profound",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "very great; felt or experienced very strongly",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "profound changes in the earth’s climate"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My father's death had a profound effect on us all."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The news came as a profound shock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report has profound implications for schools."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her sense of disappointment was profound."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "showing great knowledge or understanding",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "profound insights"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a profound book"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His later articles were a little more profound."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not quite sure what she means by that, but it sounds very profound."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "needing a lot of study or thought",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "profound questions about life and death"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She always claimed there was nothing profound about her artwork."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "very serious; complete",
            "labels": "(medical)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "profound disability"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈfaʊnd/",
                "audio": "pr/profound/profound__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈfaʊnd/",
                "audio": "pr/profound/profound__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus ‘deep’, from Latin pro ‘before’ + fundus ‘bottom’. The word was used earliest in the sense ‘showing deep insight’."
}