profound
deep in meaning, feeling, or understanding
Roots
- fund / fundus: bottom, base, foundation, or depth
- pro-: forward, forth, outward, or in favor of
Other words with the fund / fundus root
- foundation: the base something rests on
- fundamental: basic, central, or forming the base
- profundity: deep insight or depth of meaning
Profound is deep: not just below the surface, but down near the base.
The short poem made a profound point about grief.
Foundation and fundamental keep fundus as base or bottom. Profound moves that depth into thought, feeling, knowledge, or effect.