farthest
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
farthest
adv 1: to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is
used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense);
"see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest
seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" [syn:
{farthest}, {furthest}]
2: to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage
(`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this
abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in
her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes
farthest in helping us" [syn: {furthest}, {farthest}]
adj 1: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or
order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go
beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored
the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the
peninsula" [syn: {farthermost}, {farthest},
{furthermost}, {furthest}, {utmost}, {uttermost}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Far \Far\, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar.
and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising
from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.]
[OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG.
ferro, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw.
fjerran, adv., Goth. fa[imac]rra, adv., Gr. ????? beyond,
Skr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to L. per through, and E.
prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. Cf. {Farther},
{Farthest}.]
1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually
separated by a wide space or extent.
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They said, . . . We be come from a far country.
--Josh. ix. 6.
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The nations far and near contend in choice.
--Dryden.
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2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far
be it from me to justify cruelty.
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3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally
or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
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They that are far from thee ahsll perish. --Ps.
lxxiii. 27.
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4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in
character.
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He was far from ill looking, though he thought
himself still farther. --F. Anstey.
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5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off
side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one
opposite to the rider when he mounts.
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Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial
use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated.
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{By far}, by much; by a great difference.
{Far between}, with a long distance (of space or time)
between; at long intervals. "The examinations are few and
far between." --Farrar.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Farther \Far"ther\ (f[aum]r"[th][~e]r), a., compar. of {Far}.
[superl. {Farthest} (-[th][e^]st). See {Further}.] [For
farrer, OE. ferrer, compar. of far; confused with further.
Cf. {Farthest}.]
1. More remote; more distant than something else.
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2. Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point;
additional; further.
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Before our farther way the fates allow. --Dryden.
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Let me add a farther Truth. --Dryden.
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Some farther change awaits us. --MIlton.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "farthest":
boundary, caudal, conclusive, definitive, determinative, endmost,
eventual, extreme, farthermost, farthest off, final, furthermost,
furthest, last, limiting, most distant, outermost, outmost, polar,
remotest, tail, terminal, terminating, terminative, ultimate,
utmost, uttermost
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