ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (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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