Definitions for farthest

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farthest far·thest

Spelling: [fahr-th ist]

IPA: /ˈfɑr ðɪst/

Farthest is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 324 anagrams from letters in farthest (aefhrstt).

Definitions for farthest

Idioms

1. a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
2. as far as. as1 (def 18).
3. by far, by a great deal; very much: plainly; obviously:
4. far and away, by far; undoubtedly:
5. far and wide, to great lengths; over great distances: Also, far and near, near and far.
6. far be it from me, I do not wish or dare (to interrupt, criticize, etc.):
7. far out, Slang. unconventional; offbeat: radical; extreme: recondite or esoteric:
8. few and far between. few (def 5).
9. go far, to attain success: to have a great effect toward; help:
10. how far, to what distance, extent, or degree:
11. on the far side of. side1 (def 26).
12. so far, up to now: up to a certain point or extent:
13. so far so good, succeeding or managing adequately to this point; doing well thus far:
14. the far side. side1 (def 29).
15. thus far, up to the present; up to now: to a particular degree, point, or extent:

adverb

1. at or to the greatest distance.
2. at or to the most advanced point.
3. at or to the greatest degree or extent.
4. at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point:
5. at or to a remote or advanced time:
6. at or to a great, advanced, or definite point of progress, or degree:
7. much or many:

adjective

1. most distant or remote.
2. most extended; longest.
3. being at a great distance; remote in time or place:
4. extending to a great distance:
5. more distant of the two:

Origin of farthest

1350-1400; Middle English ferthest; orig. variant of furthest

Examples for farthest

It was our "farthest North" for one thing, our deepest point in the wilderness.

farthest south camp of southern party, 17 "minutes" (about 50 miles) from the South Magnetic Pole.

So after all it has come about that the message of the farthest Lantern is never written at all.

farthest to the west were the Senecas; next came the Cayugas, the people of the marsh.

farthest away, at the other end of the row of iron cells, is Number Eight.

The inspiration of the farthest North for a brief time thrilled me.

farthest from home of all the others, Chippy, the swift and wise, faced the death which had overtaken the slow and foolish.

farthest to the north of all these tribes must have dwelt those people who afterwards produced the Teutonic tongue.

farthest away in the West, as near the western sea as mountains can stand, are the Cascades.

farthest to the left were the traces of the savage who wore the patched moccasin.