fathomable

able to be fathomed

Adjective

  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.

Origin

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.

Forms

more fathomable most fathomable

Antonyms

unfathomable

Related

fathom

Derived

fathomableness