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profundity

/prəˈfʌndəti/noun

उच्चारण प्रफ़न्डटी

गहनता, गंभीरता, गहराई

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  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the quality of understanding or dealing with something serious in a thorough and deep way

    गहनता, गंभीरता, गहराई

    • the profundity of the Upanishads
    • Readers admire the profundity of Tagore's poems.
    • The profundity of his lectures drew students from many colleges.
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    • Few novels match the profundity of her last book.
    • The film lacks profundity, though it looks beautiful.

    Synonyms depth wisdom insight intelligence seriousness

    Opposite superficiality shallowness triviality

  2. 2

    [U]

    the quality of being very great, serious or powerful

    (भावना की) प्रगाढ़ता, तीव्रता

    • the profundity of her grief
    • Nobody could understand the profundity of his loneliness.
    • Nobody expected the profundity of the changes that followed.
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    • He was struck by the profundity of the silence in the forest.
    • The profundity of the loss left the family speechless.

    Synonyms intensity depth strength severity

    Opposite mildness superficiality

◇Word family
profound adj.profoundly adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

pro·fun·di·ty

With -fundity (the ou of profound changes to u: not 'profoundity').

अंत में -fundity (profound का ou बदलकर u: 'profoundity' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the deep words together: profundity, depth, gravity (seriousness), sagacity (wisdom).

गहराई के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: profundity, depth, gravity (गंभीरता), sagacity (बुद्धिमत्ता)।

§Grammar and usage

Keep the same pattern: profound/profundity, pronounce/pronunciation, denounce/denunciation, announce/annunciation.

यही pattern याद रखिए: profound/profundity, pronounce/pronunciation, denounce/denunciation, announce/annunciation।