- fathomable
- adjective see fathom II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fathomable
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Fathomable — Fath om*a*ble, a. Capable of being fathomed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fathomable — index appreciable, cognizable, coherent (clear), comprehensible, determinable (ascertainable), scrutable … Law dictionary
fathomable — 1630s, figurative; 1690s, literal; from FATHOM (Cf. fathom) + ABLE (Cf. able) … Etymology dictionary
fathomable — fathom ► NOUN ▪ a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 metres), used in measuring the depth of water. ► VERB 1) understand after much thought: I can t fathom him out. 2) measure the depth of. DERIVATIVES fathomable adjective fathomless adjective … English terms dictionary
fathomable — See fathom. * * * … Universalium
fathomable — adjective able to be to fathomed Ant: unfathomable See Also: fathom … Wiktionary
fathomable — Synonyms and related words: appraisable, appreciable, apprehensible, articulate, assessable, calculable, cognizable, comprehensible, computable, determinable, easily understood, easy to understand, estimable, exoteric, gaugeable, graspable,… … Moby Thesaurus
fathomable — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being readily understood: comprehensible, intelligible, knowable, understandable. See KNOWLEDGE … English dictionary for students
fathomable — adj. measurable; understandable, comprehensible, penetrable … English contemporary dictionary
fathomable — fath·om·able … English syllables
