unfathomedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈfað(ə)md/, U.S. /ˌənˈfæðəmd/ 1.
a. Of unascertained depth; unsounded.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > of unascertained depth
unplumbed1623
unfathomed1628
1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxvii. sig. N3 [The river] at last..inwaues it selfe in the vnfathom'd Ocean.
1637 J. Milton Comus in Wks. (1738) I. p. vii Halfe his wast Flood the wide Atlantique fills, And halfe the slow unfadom'd Stygian Poole.
1703 S. Centlivre Stolen Heiress v. i. 61 Ope' Earth, hide me in thy unfathom'd Womb.
1751 T. Gray Elegy xiv. 8 Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear.
1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab iv. 50 The lovely silence of the unfathomed main.
1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven 302 He still saw that cloudy light which speaks of star depths as yet unfathomed.
b. In figurative context. (Cf. 2.)
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a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Spanish Gipsie (1653) iii. sig. F3 A Soule drown'd deepe In the unfathom'd Seas of matchlesse sorrowes.
1684 J. Norris Poems & Disc. 1 Sing the unfathom'd Depths of Love.
1755 E. Young Centaur iv The first moment man quits hold of his Creator, he drops! In distraction and ruin, how unfathomed his fall!
1817 Ld. Byron Manfred i. i. 243 By thy unfathom'd gulfs of guile,..I call upon thee!
1861 W. F. Collier Hist. Eng. Lit. 146 The unfathomed depths of the poet's mind.
2. figurative. Not fully explored or known; unascertained; immense.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > vast, immense, or huge
un-i-fohOE
ormeteOE
hugea1275
un-i-feiec1275
infinitec1385
ponderousa1400
hugeful1413
hugyc1420
thrice1470
felon?a1500
hugeousa1529
enormous1544
enormc1560
fell1586
prodigious1601
immensive1604
colossic1607
monumental1632
vast1637
unfathomed1659
colossal1664
ponderose1680
heroic1785
colossian1794
pyramidal1849
astronomical1871
astronomic1923
stratospheric1932
cosmic1935
ginormous1942
galactic1960
mega1968
humongous1970
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective]
uncouthc897
neweOE
fremdc950
unknownOE
unseena1200
unketha1275
unkedc1275
strange13..
disguisyc1330
unknowedc1380
aliena1382
unhearda1382
unkenneda1400
ranishc1400
ignorant?a1475
unwittenc1485
unbekend1513
unacquainted1551
unkent1579
unwitted1582
unfamiliar1593
unsounded1594
incognite1609
ignote1623
in the urn1658
unfathomed1659
unexperienced1698
unknown-of1700
undiscovered1707
inaudite1708
darka1727
unascertained1751
unwist1757
unknownst1805
unbeknown1824
unbeknownst1848
unsampled1890
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] > not investigated or explained
undiscovereda1542
uncleared1592
uncertain1617
indeterminate1626
uncircumstantial1646
unfathomed1659
unexcussed1660
unanalysed1754
uncircumstanced1766
unaccreditated1806
unelucidateda1832
undescribed1852
1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 181 Nature in the un~fathom'd Stagyrite, Compos'd a Body, abject to the sight.
1688 M. Prior Ode Exod. iii. 14 vi Man does with dangerous Curiosity These unfathom'd Wonders try.
1785 W. Cowper Task ii. 538 When in him reside Grace, knowledge, comfort—an unfathom'd store.
1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 61 If the mere acquiescence in truth, uncomprehended and unfathomed, were sufficient.
1897 Atlantic Monthly 79 35 That was the thought of the unfathomed might of man.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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