different between endless vs profound
endless
English
Etymology
From Middle English endeles, from Old English endel?as (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (“endless”), equivalent to end +? -less.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ndl?s/, /??ndl?s/
- Hyphenation: end?less
Adjective
endless (not comparable)
- Having no end.
- endless time; endless praise
- Extending indefinitely.
- an endless line
- (obsolete) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.
- All loves are endless.
Synonyms
- (having no end): unending; see also Thesaurus:endless
- (extending indefinitely): eternal, infinite, unlimited; see also Thesaurus:infinite or Thesaurus:eternal
Antonyms
- finite
- limited
Derived terms
- endlessly
- endlessness
Translations
Anagrams
- Seldens
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profound
English
Etymology
From Middle English profound, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, from Latin profundus, from pro + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: pr?-found?, IPA(key): /p???fa?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
- Hyphenation: pro?found
Adjective
profound (comparative more profound, superlative most profound)
- Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to 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
- Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading
- 1603-1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
- How now! which of your hips has the most profound sciatica?
- 1860, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity : including that of the popes to the pontificate of Nicholas V.
- Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt.
- 2019, Shelina Janmohamed, Long before Shamima Begum, Muslim women were targets, in the Guardian.[1]
- It’s probably one of the reasons the Shamima Begum case is having such a profound impact; one-dimensional stereotypes about Muslim women already run so deep.
- 1603-1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
- Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
- And with this, and a profound bow to his patrons, the Manager retires, and the curtain rises.
- 17th century, Brian Duppa, Holy Rules and Helps to Devotion
- What humble gestures! What profound reverence!
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
Translations
Noun
profound (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The deep; the sea; the ocean.
- 1638, George Sandys, A Paraphrase vpon the Divine Poems, Exodvs 15:
- God, in the fathomlesse profound / Hath all his choice Commanders drown'd.
- 1638, George Sandys, A Paraphrase vpon the Divine Poems, Exodvs 15:
- (obsolete) An abyss.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book II), 976-980:
- ...if some other place, / From your dominion won, th' Ethereal King / Possesses lately, thither to arrive / travel this profound. Direct my course...
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost (Book II), 976-980:
Verb
profound (third-person singular simple present profounds, present participle profounding, simple past and past participle profounded)
- (obsolete) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.
- (obsolete) To dive deeply; to penetrate.
Related terms
- profundicate
- profundify
- profundity
- profoundness
Old French
Adjective
profound m (oblique and nominative feminine singular profounde)
- (late Anglo-Norman) Alternative spelling of profont
profound From the web:
- what profound means
- what does profound mean
- what is a profound
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