Unfathomable vs Eternal - What's the difference?
unfathomable | eternal |
Impossible to fathom or understand; incomprehensible.
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Difficult to penetrate.
Lasting forever; unending.
* John Locke
* Dryden
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(philosophy) existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly
(dated) Exceedingly great or bad; used as an intensifier.
As adjectives the difference between unfathomable and eternal
is that unfathomable is impossible to fathom or understand; incomprehensible while eternal is lasting forever; unending.unfathomable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The sheer numbers they attacked with were unfathomable .
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Antonyms
* (l)See also
* (l) * (l) * (l)eternal
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* (chiefly archaic) * (obsolete) * eternall (obsolete)Adjective
(-)- to know whether there were any real being, whose duration has been eternal
- Fires eternal in thy temple shine.
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- some eternal villain
