profundity

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound
  2. noun intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc
  3. noun the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English profundite, from Middle French profondite or its etymon Latin profunditās; by surface analysis, prof(o)und + ity. Compare profoundness.

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Synonyms

reconditeness, abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness

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