thone
thone · thoner · thonest
Damp; moist; wet; soft from dampnessDamp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.
/θəʊn/
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal)Damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.
Origin
From Middle English *thon, from Old English þān (“moist, damp, wet; having water, watered,From Middle English *thon, from Old English þān (“moist, damp, wet; having water, watered, irrigated”), from Proto-West Germanic *þain, from Proto-Germanic *þainaz (“moist”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt, flow”). Cognate with Scots thane, thain (“moist, damp”). Related to thaw.
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Forms
thoner/more thone, thonest/most thone| Comparative | thoner / more thone Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | thonest / most thone Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
29 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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