fathomable

fathomable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English fathom
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English fathomable

    From fathom + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfæðəməbəl/, /ˈfæðməbəl/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    fathomable (comparative more fathomable, superlative most fathomable)

    1. able to be fathomed
      The mystery was finally fathomable after years of research.
      His motives were barely fathomable to his friends.
      The meaning of the poem is easily fathomable with context.

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