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farther (root: far)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective farther has 2 senses
- farther(s = adj.all) Array - more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house"
- farther(s = adj.all) further - more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"
Adverbial farther has 2 senses
- farther(r = adv.all) further - to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies"
- farther(r = adv.all) further - to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future"
CIDE DICTIONARY
farther, a. [For farrer, OE. ferrer, compar. of far; confused with further. Cf. Farthest.].
- More remote; more distant than something else. [1913 Webster]
- Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further. [1913 Webster]"Before our farther way the fates allow." [1913 Webster]"Let me add a farther Truth." [1913 Webster]"Some farther change awaits us." [1913 Webster]
farther, adv.
- At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther. [1913 Webster]
- Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event. [1913 Webster]"It will be dangerous to go on. No farther !" [1913 Webster]
farther, v. t.
To help onward. [R.] See Further. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
farther
above, accessory, added, additional, additionally, again, all included, also, altogether, among other things, ancillary, and all, and also, and so, another, as well, au reste, auxiliary, beside, besides, beyond, collateral, contributory, else, en plus, extra, for lagniappe, fresh, further, furthermore, in addition, inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, more, more distant, moreover, new, now, on the side, on top of, other, over, plus, remoter, similarly, spare, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, surplus, then, therewith, thither, to boot, too, ulterior, yet, yon, yonderROGET THESAURUS
farther
Distance
N distance, space, remoteness, farness, far- cry to, longinquity, elongation, offing, background, remote region, removedness, parallax, reach, span, stride, outpost, outskirt, horizon, aphelion, foreign parts, ultima Thule, ne plus ultra, antipodes, long range, giant's stride, dispersion, length, cosmic distance, light-years, distant, far off, far away, remote, telescopic, distal, wide of, stretching to, yon, yonder, ulterior, transmarine, transpontine, transatlantic, transalpine, tramontane, ultramontane, ultramundane, hyperborean, antipodean, inaccessible, out of the way, unapproached, unapproachable, incontiguous, far off, far away, afar, afar off, off, away, a long way off, a great way off, a good way off, wide away, aloof, wide of, clear of, out of the way, out of reach, abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond, outre mer, over the border, far and wide, over the hills and far away, from pole to pole, to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth, out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark, a far cry to, apart, asunder, wide apart, wide asunder, longo intervallo, at arm's length, distance lends enchantment, it's a long long way to Tipperary, out of sight, out of mind.
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