unfathomableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfaðəməbl/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfaðm̩əbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfæθ(ə)məb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

1. figurative. Of feelings, qualities, conditions, etc.: Incapable of being fully ascertained, explored, exhausted, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective]

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unnimlyc1225

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unsearchablec1384

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investigablea1425

uncomprehensiblea1425

unthinkablec1445

imperscrutablec1450

inscrutablec1450

inopinable?a1475

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unspectable?1504

incogitablec1522

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impenetrable1531

inimaginable1534

inexplicable1555

unsensible1555

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unfashionable1563

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ineffable1598

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searchless?1606

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undivinable1611

unimaginable1611

unexplicable1615

unintelligible1616

unapprehensible?1617

unfathomable1617

imprehensible1622

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indiscoverable1640

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impervestigable1643

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inconceivable1646

indeterminable1646

inexplorable1646

insearchable1647

incomprehended1652

comprehendlessa1654

incomprehensive1656

untraceable1661

uninvestigablea1677

unintelligent1683

incognoscible1691

thought-transcendinga1711

uncognizable1720

acataleptic1727

undescriptive1744

elusive1751

impalpable1781

inaccessible1796

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uncognoscible1821

unascertainable1827

unfixable1831

unguessable1832

unrealizable1832

unsurveyable1833

hard-shelled1835

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undeemed1845

graspless1849

unconjectured1850

incognizable1852

ungraspable1853

unreadable1853

super-cerebral1854

elusory1856

trans-conscious1865

intangible1880

uncatchable1892

unspelt1892

unplumbable1895

unknowledgeable1920

indiscutable1933

1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. ix. 404 Who are you then to gage hearts, which Hieremy sayes are vnfaddomable.

1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxvii Thy Goodness is unfathomable, else we should have sunk long before this beyond the depth of it.

1719 E. Young Busiris v. 61 An Earnest Of vast unfathomable Woes to come.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 314 What their real sentiments may be I shall not pretend to guess, for they are an unfathomable sort of people.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iii. xv. 315 Subjected to an unfathomable mass of punishment.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. iv. 36 Her eyes..shone with tenderness and mystery unfathomable.

1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors II. xi. 275 Lady Cantor spoke to her of Dudley's unfathomable gloom.

2. Incapable of being fathomed or measured; unsoundable, immeasurable, vast:

a. Of space (esp. in depth).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > very

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chasmy1793

fathom-deep1835

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chasmal1871

abyssal1903

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. vii. 187 Not..meerly by the Superficies of the Sea, but by its vast depth, which in some places is unfathomable.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 420. ¶3 Those unfathomable Depths of Ether.

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 479 The unfathomable abysses of the ocean.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 26 On the unfathomable stream The boat moved slowly.

1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. xix. 52 Ye may well look up surprised To those unfathomable heavens that feed Your purple hills!

1879 M. E. Braddon Cloven Foot iv The long dazzling boulevards stretching into unfathomable distance before her eyes.

b. In figurative contexts. (Cf. 1.)

ΚΠ

1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation ii. 47 There are indeed unfadomable depths in that Ocean, wherin we shall vainly hope to pitch our anchor.

1672 E. Stillingfleet Serm. (1673) xii. 237 O the unfathomable Abysse of Eternity!

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 309. ¶14 Sounding the unfathomable Depths of Fate, Free-will and Fore-knowledge.

1739 J. Wesley & C. Wesley Hymns & Sacred Poems ii. 189 Thou Source and Life of All! Thou vast, unfathomable Sea!

1820 P. B. Shelley Fiordispina 9 For thou the wonders of the depth canst know Of this unfathomable flood of hours.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 575 In truth the depths of this man's knavery were unfathomable.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iii. 62 An unfathomable ocean of love and beauty.

absolute.1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. viii, in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 447/1 Two little visual Spectra of men, hovering..in the midst of the Unfathomable.

c. figurative. Of the eyes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc.

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1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna vi. xxxviii. 147 The sweet peace of joy did almost fill The depth of her unfathomable look.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 297 Her unfathomable eyes were wells of gloom.

1882 ‘Ouida’ In Maremma I. 212 Her lustrous, unfathomable, star-like eyes.

Derivatives

unˈfathomableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [noun]

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incomprehensibility1598

entangledness1611

unconceivableness1611

unsearchableness1611

indiscernibleness1649

inscrutability1654

undiscoverableness1656

unscrutableness1657

unimaginableness1659

inconceivableness1661

unintelligibility1661

imperscrutableness1664

unknowableness1664

unintelligibleness1678

unfathomableness1690

inscrutableness1727

incognoscibility1824

uncognoscibility1827

unconjecturability1827

impenetrability1847

inconceivability1847

intangibility1847

untraceableness1856

incognizabilityc1860

incomprehensibleness1862

unknowability1863

unthinkability1865

elusiveness1873

1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 133 The Unfathomableness of this great Dispensation of Mercy.

1832 S. Austin tr. H. L. H. von Pückler-Muskau Tour German Prince II. xii. 244 The immortal secret.., the unfathomableness of which had so tormented the ‘élégants’ of the metropolis.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. iii. xxiii. 17 In Mr Horrock there was certainly an apparent unfathomableness which offered play to the imagination.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unfathomable
释义	unfathomableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfaðəməbl/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈfaðm̩əbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈfæθ(ə)məb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. 1. figurative. Of feelings, qualities, conditions, etc.: Incapable of being fully ascertained, explored, exhausted, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [adjective] uncouthc897 unnimlyc1225 incomprehensiblea1340 unsearchablec1384 unknowable?c1400 investigablea1425 uncomprehensiblea1425 unthinkablec1445 imperscrutablec1450 inscrutablec1450 inopinable?a1475 incomprenable1502 unspectable?1504 incogitablec1522 uncogitable1529 impenetrable1531 inimaginable1534 inexplicable1555 unsensible1555 unscrutable1562 unfashionable1563 unpenetrable1581 unexcogitable1592 ineffable1598 inexcogitable1599 indivinable1603 ininvestigable1604 incapable1605 searchless?1606 uncomprehensive1609 unconceivable1611 undivinable1611 unimaginable1611 unexplicable1615 unintelligible1616 unapprehensible?1617 unfathomable1617 imprehensible1622 ununderstandablea1631 indeprehensible1633 indiscernible1635 inscrute1639 inapprehensiblea1641 indiscoverable1640 unexaminable1641 impervestigable1643 fathomless1645 inconceivable1646 indeterminable1646 inexplorable1646 insearchable1647 incomprehended1652 comprehendlessa1654 incomprehensive1656 untraceable1661 uninvestigablea1677 unintelligent1683 incognoscible1691 thought-transcendinga1711 uncognizable1720 acataleptic1727 undescriptive1744 elusive1751 impalpable1781 inaccessible1796 unconjecturable1806 uncognoscible1821 unascertainable1827 unfixable1831 unguessable1832 unrealizable1832 unsurveyable1833 hard-shelled1835 unintellective1837 undeemed1845 graspless1849 unconjectured1850 incognizable1852 ungraspable1853 unreadable1853 super-cerebral1854 elusory1856 trans-conscious1865 intangible1880 uncatchable1892 unspelt1892 unplumbable1895 unknowledgeable1920 indiscutable1933 1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. ix. 404 Who are you then to gage hearts, which Hieremy sayes are vnfaddomable. 1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxvii Thy Goodness is unfathomable, else we should have sunk long before this beyond the depth of it. 1719 E. Young Busiris v. 61 An Earnest Of vast unfathomable Woes to come. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 314 What their real sentiments may be I shall not pretend to guess, for they are an unfathomable sort of people. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iii. xv. 315 Subjected to an unfathomable mass of punishment. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. iv. 36 Her eyes..shone with tenderness and mystery unfathomable. 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors II. xi. 275 Lady Cantor spoke to her of Dudley's unfathomable gloom. 2. Incapable of being fathomed or measured; unsoundable, immeasurable, vast: a. Of space (esp. in depth). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > very groundlessc888 bottomlessc1400 profound?a1425 neal1574 soundlessc1595 insoundable1602 gulfy1607 unbottomed1615 depthless1619 unsoundable1629 chin-deep1634 fathomless1638 abysming1644 unfounded1648 abysmal1656 plumbless1665 unfathomablea1676 chasmy1793 fathom-deep1835 plummetlessc1861 chasmal1871 abyssal1903 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. vii. 187 Not..meerly by the Superficies of the Sea, but by its vast depth, which in some places is unfathomable. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 420. ¶3 Those unfathomable Depths of Ether. 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 479 The unfathomable abysses of the ocean. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 26 On the unfathomable stream The boat moved slowly. 1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. xix. 52 Ye may well look up surprised To those unfathomable heavens that feed Your purple hills! 1879 M. E. Braddon Cloven Foot iv The long dazzling boulevards stretching into unfathomable distance before her eyes. b. In figurative contexts. (Cf. 1.) ΚΠ 1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation ii. 47 There are indeed unfadomable depths in that Ocean, wherin we shall vainly hope to pitch our anchor. 1672 E. Stillingfleet Serm. (1673) xii. 237 O the unfathomable Abysse of Eternity! 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 309. ¶14 Sounding the unfathomable Depths of Fate, Free-will and Fore-knowledge. 1739 J. Wesley & C. Wesley Hymns & Sacred Poems ii. 189 Thou Source and Life of All! Thou vast, unfathomable Sea! 1820 P. B. Shelley Fiordispina 9 For thou the wonders of the depth canst know Of this unfathomable flood of hours. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 575 In truth the depths of this man's knavery were unfathomable. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. iii. 62 An unfathomable ocean of love and beauty. absolute.1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. viii, in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 447/1 Two little visual Spectra of men, hovering..in the midst of the Unfathomable. c. figurative. Of the eyes. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. steepc1000 standing1340 glazenc1380 glassy1412 ungladlyc1450 sparklinga1500 goggle1540 pinking1566 whally1590 vailed1591 unweeping1598 dejected1600 unwet1601 glossed1602 haggard1605 saucer-like1612 saucer1618 glaring1622 uncast1629 startling1648 poppinga1696 upraised1707 glancy1733 glazed1735 almond1786 open-eyed1799 bald1807 glazing1808 lustreless1810 unfathomable1817 vague1820 soulless1824 beady1826 socketless1833 fishy1836 glazy1838 popped1849 agoggled1860 uprolled1864 unfaceted1893 shoe-button1895 poppy1899 googly1901 slitty1908 bead-berry1923 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna vi. xxxviii. 147 The sweet peace of joy did almost fill The depth of her unfathomable look. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxx. 297 Her unfathomable eyes were wells of gloom. 1882 ‘Ouida’ In Maremma I. 212 Her lustrous, unfathomable, star-like eyes. Derivatives unˈfathomableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > [noun] obscuritya1522 incomprehensibility1598 entangledness1611 unconceivableness1611 unsearchableness1611 indiscernibleness1649 inscrutability1654 undiscoverableness1656 unscrutableness1657 unimaginableness1659 inconceivableness1661 unintelligibility1661 imperscrutableness1664 unknowableness1664 unintelligibleness1678 unfathomableness1690 inscrutableness1727 incognoscibility1824 uncognoscibility1827 unconjecturability1827 impenetrability1847 inconceivability1847 intangibility1847 untraceableness1856 incognizabilityc1860 incomprehensibleness1862 unknowability1863 unthinkability1865 elusiveness1873 1690 J. Norris Christian Blessedness 133 The Unfathomableness of this great Dispensation of Mercy. 1832 S. Austin tr. H. L. H. von Pückler-Muskau Tour German Prince II. xii. 244 The immortal secret.., the unfathomableness of which had so tormented the ‘élégants’ of the metropolis. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch II. iii. xxiii. 17 In Mr Horrock there was certainly an apparent unfathomableness which offered play to the imagination. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1617
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