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unfathomable.

Impossible to fathom.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/(ˌ)ʌnˈfæðəməbl̩/Received-Pronunciation/ʌnˈfæðm̩əbl̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌʌnˈfæð(ə)məb(ə)l/General-American
  1. Impossible to fathom. Especially of depth: physically incapable of being measured; immeasurable.

  2. Impossible to fathom. Impossible to grasp the extent of, or to fully know or understand.

    figuratively
    The sheer number of warriors the enemy attacked with was unfathomable.
Where this word comes from

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).

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