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fathomless

/ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/

fathomless adjective: very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.

Adjective

fathomless (comparative more fathomless, superlative most fathomless)

  1. Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.
    • 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.1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems
    Synonyms:
    soundless
  2. (broadly) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
    Synonyms:
    ungraspable

fathomless meaning in Urdu and Bengali

fathomless in Urdu

عمیق, انتہائی گہرا

fathomless in Bengali

অত্যন্ত গভীর, অতল, অমেয়, অকল্পনীয়, দুর্বোধ্য

Synonyms of fathomless

Forms of fathomless

comparativemore fathomless
superlativemost fathomless

Origin of fathomless

From fathom + -less.

Words formed from fathomless

Questions about fathomless

What does fathomless mean?
Fathomless means very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.
What is fathomless in Urdu?
Fathomless in Urdu is عمیق, انتہائی گہرا. See Fathomless meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is fathomless?
Fathomless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fathomless?
Fathomless is pronounced /ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/ (US).

Words near fathomless in the dictionary

  1. fathomers
  2. fathomes
  3. fathometer
  4. fathometers
  5. fathoming
  6. fathomless
  7. fathomlessly
  8. fathomlessness
  9. fathomly
  10. fathoms
  11. fathren

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