fathomless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfæ.ðəm.lɪs/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English fathom Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English fathomless From fathom + -less.
Meanings
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Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.
Prais’d be the fathomless universe, / For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, / And for love, sweet love—but praise! praise! praise! / For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death.
1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems:
- (broadly) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more fathomless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fathomless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
soundless (very deep) · unknowable · ungraspable (incomprehensible)
Translations (13)
ka გაუგებარი (unfathomable or incomprehensible) · bg бездънен (bottomless) · fr sans fond (bottomless) · nl ondoorgrondelijk (unfathomable or incomprehensible) · nl onbegrijpelijk (unfathomable or incomprehensible) · ka უძირო (bottomless) · ka განუზომლად ღრმა (bottomless) · ka განუზომელი სიღრმის (bottomless) · eo senfunda (bottomless) · bg неразбираем (unfathomable or incomprehensible) · nl bodemloos (bottomless) · bg неизмерим (bottomless) · ka ჩაუწვდომელი (unfathomable or incomprehensible)