Definition of THITHER

thither

Adverb

  • To or toward that place or point.
  • to or toward that place; away from the speaker

Adv

  • To that place.
  • To that point, end, or result.

Adj

  • The farther, the other and more distant.

Examples

  • "Go THITHER," the Scrabble master pointed, "and find your best play."
  • The argument tended thither.
  • the thither side of life, that is to say, afterlife

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê.

Synonyms

there, away there, farther, over there, yonder

Antonyms

here, thence

Scrabble Score: 13

thither: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
thither: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thither: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

thither: valid Words With Friends Word