farthest

American  

[fahr-thist] / ˈfɑr ðɪst /

adjective

1. most distant or remote.

2. most extended; longest.

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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.

farthest British  

/ ˈfɑːðɪst /

adverb

1. to or at the greatest distance in space or time

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adjective

1. most distant in space or time

2. most extended

Etymology

Origin of farthest

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ferthest; originally variant of furthest, superlative of further

Example Sentences

Ammonite was found in a far-away region of our Solar System where Neptune, the planet farthest from the Sun, has little gravitational influence.

From Space Scoop

“I live five kilometers from the hospital where I was born. And that’s the farthest I can be,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Woo flies the highest and the farthest, but he uses his nimble limbs to catch a tree branch and break his fall.

From Literature

Instead he retreated to the farthest corner of the nursery, where he began building tall, wobbly towers out of square wooden blocks that he then proceeded to tip over with barely a hint of satisfaction.

From Literature

Everyone was quiet as they walked through the silvery moonlight, past rows and rows of sprouting crops, and out to the farthest corner of the farthest field.

From Literature

Related Words

• furthest