Difference between Profound and Deep

What is the difference between Profound and Deep?

Profound as an adjective is descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. while Deep as an adjective is having its bottom far down.

Profound

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. Very deep; very serious Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The deep; the sea; the ocean. An abyss.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. To dive deeply; to penetrate.

Example sentence: To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.

Deep

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (meaning 1 above) part of a lake, sea, etc.The deep (meaning 2 above) part of a problem.(with "the"): the sea, the oceanA fielding position near the boundary.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: deeply

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having its bottom far down.Profound, having great meaning or import, but possibly obscure or not obvious.Seriously or to a significant extent, not superficial.In extent in a direction away from the observer.Thick in a vertical direction.VoluminousLow in pitchDark and highly saturatedof a fielding position near the boundary, or closer to the boundary than one being compared to.a long way insidea long way forwardin a number of rows or layersdifficult to awakeright into one's mindwith a lot ofRelatively farther downfield.three deep.

Example sentence: When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

We hope you now know whether to use Profound or Deep in your sentence.

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