🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

profondément

Pronunciation / Transliteration: profondément

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Profoundly/prəˈfaʊnd.li/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a été profondément touché par la nouvelle."

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1 sense
As adverb
  1. 1

    To a profound extent; deeply or extremely.

    "She was profoundly moved by the performance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, originating from Old French 'profond' and ultimately from Latin 'profundus', meaning deep or profound, combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly'. Over centuries, it evolved from signifying physical depth to describing intellectual, emotional, and spiritual intensity.

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