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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fathomless

/ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
fath-om-less
IPA
/ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.

adj

unfathomable or incomprehensible.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English fathom Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English fathomless From fathom + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/

Inflected Forms

more fathomless (comparative) most fathomless (superlative)

Derived Forms

fathomlessly fathomlessness

Synonyms

soundless ungraspable unknowable

Questions

How do you pronounce fathomless?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæ.ðəm.ləs/.
What does fathomless mean?
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless, immeasurable.
Where does fathomless come from?
Etymology tree English fathom Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English fathomless From fathom + -less.

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