Fathomless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fathomless is an adjective meaning Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.
Meaning
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.
More Meanings
- (by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for fathomless
Depending on context, synonyms include soundless, ungraspable, unknowable, unfathomable, bottomless.
Antonyms for fathomless
Common opposites include comprehensible, fathomable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bottomless, unfathomable, deep, depthless, unfounded, unbottomed.
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