define the word profound
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: profound (Noun). The deep; the sea; the ocean. God in the fathomless profound Hath all this choice commanders drowned. Sandys. profound (Noun). An abyss. profound (Verb). To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. profound (Verb). To dive deeply; to penetrate.