fath·om·less

(făth′əm-lĭs)

adj.

1. Too deep to be fathomed or measured.

2. Too obscure or complicated to be understood.

fath′om·less·ly adv.

fath′om·less·ness n.

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fathomless

(ˈfæðəmlɪs)

adj

another word for unfathomable

ˈfathomlessly adv

ˈfathomlessness n

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fath•om•less

(ˈfæð əm lɪs)

adj.

1. impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.

2. impossible to understand; incomprehensible.

[1600–10]

fath′om•less•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

fathomless

adjective profound, deep, impenetrable, abysmal, bottomless, unfathomable, immeasurable, unplumbed, incomprehensible the fathomless space of the universe

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Translations

fathomless

[ˈfæðəmlɪs] ADJ → insondable

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fathomless

adj (lit) → abgrundtief; (fig: = boundless) → unermesslich; (= incomprehensible) → unergründlich

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fathomless

[ˈfæðəmlɪs] adj → insondabile, inesplorabile (fig) → incomprensibile