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bottomless

bottomless

19 4.9
So large that it seems to have no limit
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɑːtəm.ləs/
translation icon : inagotable
  • I want to encourage you to see past that bottomless sense of betrayal.
  • a bottomless pit

But what just struck me as just bottomless kindness and compassion.

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Examples

  • He had a bottomless passion for learning that never faded.

  • The ocean seemed like a bottomless expanse, stretching far into the horizon.

  • But what I felt instead was a bottomless sense of relief.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Afterward, she would crawl late to bed and sleep a bottomless sleep.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Our eyes met, and within her mind, I saw a bottomless emptiness.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • To the east, the wall of a snowfield gleamed a bottomless blue.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And as long as we do that, we will fail to truly connect with our children, and then our children will go into the world with this bottomless void of unworthiness.

  • Her bottomless curiosity led her to explore every book in the library.

Synonyms

endless
vsbottomless
350 2.5

Continuing for a very long time and not stopping

focuses on seeming immeasurable size rather than only time duration
unlimited
vsbottomless
173 1.5

Having no end and no rules to stop it

suggests an impression of endlessness rather than formal absence of limits
never-ending
vsbottomless
58 3.1

Continuing for a very long time with no end

frames the endlessness as an impression of immeasurable extent rather than only time
untold
vsbottomless
52 4.8

A very large amount that cannot be counted or measured

stresses the sense of endlessness beyond just uncountable quantity
limitless
vsbottomless
41 4.0

Very large and without any end

is framed as seeming endless rather than asserted as absolute
boundless
vsbottomless
27 5.0

Having no limit in size or amount

is used when the lack of limits feels apparent or imagined
unending
vsbottomless
19 4.1

Lasting a long time without stopping

focuses more on the impression of being without end broadly
ceaseless
vsbottomless
9 4.9

Not stopping or pausing for a long time

stresses seeming endless extent or size rather than only ongoing action
unbounded
vsbottomless
4 6.3

Not limited in amount or size

portrays that absence as seeming or immeasurable rather than factual
fathomless
vsbottomless
2 8.6

So deep that you cannot measure or understand it

extends that immeasurable sense to any limit, not only depth
abysmal
vsbottomless
1 6.8

Very deep like a dark hole with no bottom

focuses on endlessness or immeasurability rather than depth or quality
measureless
vsbottomless
  • Literature
1 7.5

Very large in size or number with no clear limit

highlights the feeling of having no limit rather than only unmeasurability
depthless
vsbottomless
1 7.2

So far down that it seems to have no bottom, like an ocean or someone's eyes

uses the same image of immeasurable size for any limit
abyssal
vsbottomless
1 9.8

Very deep and hard to understand or imagine

is broader, applying to any seeming lack of limit not only depth
shoreless
vsbottomless
  • Literature
1 7.2

Having no limit, like a sea that goes on forever

applies the same idea beyond literal water edges
spaceless
vsbottomless
  • Literature
1 8.4

A feeling of no edges or limits, as if everything goes on forever

uses the idea of being limitless in any way, not only space
horizonless
vsbottomless
7.4

A view with no clear line where the land and sky meet

conveys endlessness more generally, not just a visual lack of horizon
capless
vsbottomless
5.0

With no upper limit on amount or number

is the impression of having no end or limit rather than policy detail

Antonyms

56 4.1

A thing that has a limit in amount, size, or time

Compounds

bottomless pit
  • Informal
3 6.3

A situation that always needs more money or help

How Endless

bottomless
19 4.9
endless
350 2.5
extensive
330 4.1
finite
56 4.1

Surface Forms

bottomless positive

Morphology

bottomless = bottom (semi-transparent) = bottom + less

The adjective is formed regularly from 'bottom' + '-less', but here it is used metaphorically to mean 'endless', which requires a figurative inference.

Etymology

Bottomless originally meant 'without a bottom' from bottom and -less, and by extension it came to mean 'without limit' or 'endless'. That's why we say a 'bottomless' supply or bank account when something seems to have no end.