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
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
The book is filled with humor, canny allusion, beauty, and a profundity born of glimpsing fleeting human lives from the outside—through eyes that have seen epochs yet nonetheless remain befuddled.
—The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Regardless of whether Arthur Agee and William Gates become the next Jordan — or even the next Isiah Thomas — their lives wind up far more interesting than potential glory, with unexpected developments achieving a profundity few scripts ever could have.
—Eric Farwell and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
But the film works in large part because Linklater, as usual, lets profundity come to the movie rather than straining to reach it.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Profundity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profundity. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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