1. the quality of being profound; great depth of knowledge, thought, or feeling
2. a profound or deep statement, idea, or observation

Examples

• The profundity of her philosophical insights impressed the entire class.
• He spoke with such profundity that everyone listened in silence.
• The book’s profundity made it difficult for casual readers to understand.
• She shared a profundity about life that stayed with me for years.
• The professor’s lecture lacked the profundity I had expected.
• His simple words contained unexpected profundity.
• The poem’s profundity revealed itself only after multiple readings.