PROFOUND
OBSCURE BUT INTENSELY INTERESTING.
Hypernym
- INTERESTINGIMPORTANT so as to CAUSE one to DESIRE to KNOW OR SEE MORE of it.
- IMPORTANTAPPROPRIATE to CAUSE ATTENTION OR RESPECT.
- APPROPRIATEEXCELLENT in a DEFINED SITUATION OR FOR a DEFINED NEED.
- EXCELLENTFEATURE BECAUSE of which SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS OR SHOULD BE PREFERRED to OTHERS...
- APPROPRIATEEXCELLENT in a DEFINED SITUATION OR FOR a DEFINED NEED.
- IMPORTANTAPPROPRIATE to CAUSE ATTENTION OR RESPECT.
See also
Words
深 shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum
深 shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum 18 Attributions
- Word relations
- Epithet: 知/UNDERSTAND
The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea")
- Syntactic words
- nabfeaturedepth, profoundness
- v[adN]what is profound; a profound way of doing things; a profound solutionCH
- vadNabfigurativeprofound (with abstract noun)
- vadVprofoundly; with deep reflection; with profound dedication
- vifigurativego deep; be profound
微 wēi OC: mɯl MC: mɨi 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nabsubtlety and profundityLZ
- vadNsubtle and profound 微言 "subtle/profound pronouncements"
- vtoNputativeconsider as and treat as subtle and profoundCH
深遠 shēn yuǎn OC: qhljum ɢʷanʔ MC: ɕim ɦi̯ɐn 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPadNfigurativedeep and far-reaching > profound
遠 yuǎn OC: ɢʷanʔ MC: ɦi̯ɐn 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- v[adN]abstractwhat reaches farCH
- vadNYI: profound 其旨遠 "the significance is far-reaching"
- vadVfrom a profound long-term perspectiveCH
漸深 jiàn shēn MC: dzjemX syim OC: dzamʔ qhljumLZ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPifigurativeprofound, deep (e.g. of one's mind)LZ
深妙 shēn miào OC: qhljum mews MC: ɕim miɛu 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPibe profound and mysteriously fascinating
隱 yǐn OC: qɯnʔ MC: ʔɨn 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vigradedbe profound and subtle
Existing SW for
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