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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBottomless Well
/ˈbɒt.əm.ləs wɛl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A well that has no discernible bottom, often used metaphorically to describe something that is inexhaustible or limitless.
"The community viewed the donations as a bottomless well of support during the crisis." - 2
A metaphorical expression indicating an endless source of something, such as resources or ideas.
"Her creativity seemed like a bottomless well, always producing fresh and innovative concepts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bottomless' derives from the Old English 'botm' meaning 'bottom' and 'less', a suffix indicating absence. 'Well' comes from the Old English 'wella', meaning a spring or source of water. The phrase suggests an infinite depth or an unending source, often used metaphorically.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bottomless Well" is said worldwide
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puits sans fond
Transliteration: pwee sahn fohn
"La créativité de l'artiste était un puits sans fond d'idées."
bodenloser Brunnen
Transliteration: bo-den-lo-zer broo-nen
"Seine Inspiration war ein bodenloser Brunnen."
pozzo senza fondo
Transliteration: pot-so sen-za fon-do
"La sua immaginazione era un pozzo senza fondo."
pozo sin fondo
Transliteration: po-so sin fon-do
"Su creatividad era un pozo sin fondo."
poço sem fundo
Transliteration: po-so sem fun-do
"A sua criatividade era um poço sem fundo."
गहराई रहित कुआँ
Transliteration: gehraai rahit kuaan
"उसकी कल्पना एक गहराई रहित कुआँ थी।"
无底井
Transliteration: wú dǐ jǐng
"她的创造力就像无底井一样。"
끝없는 우물
Transliteration: kkeuteobsneun umul
"그녀의 창의성은 끝없는 우물과 같았다."
底なしの井戸
Transliteration: sotonashi no ido
"彼女の創造性は底なしの井戸のようだった。"
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