fathomless

[ fath -uh m-lis ]
/ ˈfæð əm lɪs /
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adjective

impossible to measure the depth of; bottomless.
impossible to understand; incomprehensible: fathomless motives.

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Origin of fathomless

First recorded in 1600–10; fathom + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM fathomless

fath·om·less·ly, adverb

Words nearby fathomless

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Words related to fathomless

unimaginable, unintelligible, puzzling, impenetrable, opaque, unfathomable, baffling, mystifying, inconceivable, deep, illegible, incomprehensible, meaningless, indecipherable, vague, wide, rooted, profound, far, broad

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British Dictionary definitions for fathomless

fathomless
/ (ˈfæðəmlɪs) /

adjective

another word for unfathomable

Derived forms of fathomless

fathomlessly, adverbfathomlessness, noun
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