Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farthen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: far-then
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become farther; increase in distance.

noun

Alternative form of farthing

Example Sentences

"Covering this zone there is a porous transition zone with a thickness from 10 to 20 micrometers, which becomes more compacted as it farthens from the fibre."
"[…] With no fellow traveller except the ever farthening destination Having renounced all worldly desires, the heart Found itself caught in the charmed circle of that beauty."

Etymology

From farth(er) + -en.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: far

Inflected Forms

farthens (present, singular) farthening (participle, present) farthened (participle, past) farthened (past) farthens (plural)

Questions

What does farthen mean?: To make or become farther; increase in distance.
Where does farthen come from?: From farth(er) + -en.

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