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unfathomable

adj
/(ˌ)ʌnˈfæðəməbl̩/UK/ˌʌnˈfæð(ə)məb(ə)l/US

Etymology

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + fathom (“to measure the depth of (water); (figurative) to deeply understand (someone or something)”) + -able (suffix forming adjectives denoting things not able or fit to be done).

  1. derived from *pet-✻
  2. inherited from *faþmaz✻ — “outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)”
  3. inherited from *faþm✻ — “outstretched arms, embrace; fathom (unit of measurement)”
  4. inherited from fæþm
  5. inherited from fathome
  6. formed as unfathomable — “un- + fathom + -able”

Definitions

  1. Impossible to fathom.

    • Now, where the fiercest war among the waves / Is calm, on the unfathomable stream / The boat moved slowly.

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Derived

unfathomability, unfathomableness, unfathomably

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unfathomable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA