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thone

/θəʊn/

thone adjective: damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness. Also the contraction of the one.

Adjective

thone (comparative thoner or more thone, superlative thonest or most thone)

  1. (dialectal) damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.

Also used as

thone is also the contraction of the one.

Synonyms of thone

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Forms of thone

Adjective
comparativethoner
comparativemore thone
superlativethonest
superlativemost thone
alternative formthoan
alternative formthooan
alternative formthwooan
Contraction
alternative formth'one

Origin of thone

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.

Words formed from thone

  • thone-corn
  • thone-wheat
  • thoney
  • thony
  • thonish

Words that rhyme with thone

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Questions about thone

What does thone mean?
Thone means damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.
What part of speech is thone?
Thone is an adjective.
How do you pronounce thone?
Thone is pronounced /θəʊn/.

Words near thone in the dictionary

  1. Thondracian
  2. Thondracians
  3. Thondraki
  4. Thondrakian
  5. Thondrakians
  6. thone
  7. thong
  8. Thonga
  9. thongage
  10. Thongak Lairembi
  11. Thongalel

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