Hyphenation of farther

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word farther ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of farther :

1.	More distant in especially space or time They live in the farther house
2.	More distant in especially degree Nothing could be further from the truth Further from our expectations Farther from the truth Farther from our expectations
3.	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
4.	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

Synonyms of farther :

adj	far
adj	further, far
adv	further
adv	further
adv	far
adv	far
adv	far
adv	far
adv	far

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.