plumblessadj.

Brit.

/ˈplʌmləs/, U.S.

/ˈpləmləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plumb v., -less suffix.

Etymology: < plumb v. + -less suffix.

Chiefly literary.

That cannot be plumbed; immeasurably deep; bottomless. Also figurative.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > very

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1665 J. Ogilby Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd (rev. ed.) lxxxii. 209 All know that Neptune this concerns no less; Such drinking Suns may, at one Meeting, quaff, If he had twenty Plumbless Oceans, off.

1827 B. Barton Widow's Tale 18 Visions of monsters lurking in the womb Of Ocean's plumbless depths their prey to seize.

1854 C. Dickens Hard Times i. xv. 117 The moment shot away into the plumbless depths of the past.

1946 W. de la Mare Traveller 29 Into a plumbless deep of sleep he sank.

1960 C. Achebe No Longer at Ease iii. 26 For the first time since they had left Liverpool, the sea became really blue; a plumbless blue set off by the gleaming white tops of countless wavelets.

1998 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 9 June 166 The stage remains filled with tension between presence and absence that is absolutely compelling in its plumbless promise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plumbless
释义	plumblessadj. Brit. /ˈplʌmləs/, U.S. /ˈpləmləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plumb v., -less suffix. Etymology: < plumb v. + -less suffix. Chiefly literary. That cannot be plumbed; immeasurably deep; bottomless. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > extension downwards or depth > [adjective] > very groundlessc888 bottomlessc1400 profound?a1425 neal1574 soundlessc1595 insoundable1602 gulfy1607 unbottomed1615 depthless1619 unsoundable1629 chin-deep1634 fathomless1638 abysming1644 unfounded1648 abysmal1656 plumbless1665 unfathomablea1676 chasmy1793 fathom-deep1835 plummetlessc1861 chasmal1871 abyssal1903 1665 J. Ogilby Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd (rev. ed.) lxxxii. 209 All know that Neptune this concerns no less; Such drinking Suns may, at one Meeting, quaff, If he had twenty Plumbless Oceans, off. 1827 B. Barton Widow's Tale 18 Visions of monsters lurking in the womb Of Ocean's plumbless depths their prey to seize. 1854 C. Dickens Hard Times i. xv. 117 The moment shot away into the plumbless depths of the past. 1946 W. de la Mare Traveller 29 Into a plumbless deep of sleep he sank. 1960 C. Achebe No Longer at Ease iii. 26 For the first time since they had left Liverpool, the sea became really blue; a plumbless blue set off by the gleaming white tops of countless wavelets. 1998 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 9 June 166 The stage remains filled with tension between presence and absence that is absolutely compelling in its plumbless promise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1665
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