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- [fath -uh m-lis]
- /ˈfæð əm lɪs/
- /ˈfæð.əm.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fath -uh m-lis]
- /ˈfæð əm lɪs/
Definitions of fathomless word
- adjective fathomless impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless. 1
- adjective fathomless impossible to understand; incomprehensible: fathomless motives. 1
- noun fathomless Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless. 1
- adjective fathomless Something that is fathomless cannot be measured or understood because it gives the impression of being very deep, mysterious, or complicated. 0
- adjective fathomless too deep to be measured 0
- adjective fathomless incomprehensible 0
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Origin of fathomless
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; fathom + -less
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Parts of speech for Fathomless
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fathomless popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fathomless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fathomless
adj fathomless
- bottomless — If you describe a supply of something as bottomless, you mean that it seems so large that it will never run out.
- plumb — J(ohn) H(arold) 1911–2001, British historian.
- wide — having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard.
- rooted — having roots.
- profound — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
adjective fathomless
- immeasurable — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
- incalculable — very numerous or great.
- recondite — dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
- inestimable — incapable of being estimated or assessed.
- enigmatic — Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
Antonyms for fathomless
adj fathomless
- infinite — immeasurably great: an infinite capacity for forgiveness.
- low — to utter by or as by lowing.
- restricted — confined; limited.
- frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
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