fath´om|less|ness

fath´om|less|ness
fath|om|less «faTH uhm lihs», adjective.
1. too deep to be measured; bottomless: »

The stream disappeared into a fathomless abyss.

2. Figurative. impossible to be fully understood: »

the fathomless riddle of the origin of the universe.

SYNONYM(S): incomprehensible.
fath´om|less|ly, adverb.
fath´om|less|ness, noun.

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