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— English words —

• rather adv. (Obsolete) More quickly.
• rather adv. Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)
• rather adv. (Conjunctive) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.
• rather adv. (Conjunctive) Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)
• rather adv. (Degree) Somewhat, fairly.
• rather v. (Nonstandard or dialectal) To prefer; to prefer to.
• rather adj. (Obsolete) Prior; earlier; former.
• rather interj. (England, dated) An enthusiastic affirmation.
• Rather prop.n. A surname.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Middle english
  • rather adv. Alternative form of rathere (“more quickly”).
  • rather adj. Alternative form of rathere (“quicker”).

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• rather bijw. Tamelijk.
• rather bijw. Liever.

— English words, defined in French —

• rather adv. Assez, passablement, plutôt, suffisamment.
• rather adv. Relativement.
• rather adv. Plutôt, de préférence, mieux, le mieux, volontiers.
• rather adv. Légèrement.
• rather adv. Une certaine quantité.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• rather adv. Bastante.
• rather adv. Más bien.
• rather adv. Un tanto, un poco, algo.
• rather adv. Antes que, mejor que.
• rather adv. Más bien, para ser más precisos.
• rather interj. Sin duda.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• rather adv. Um tanto, meio.
• rather adv. Meio que.
• rather adv. Ao invés; do contrário, ao contrário.
• rather v. Preferir.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• rather adv. Piuttosto.

43 English words from 11 English definitions

affirmation Alternative choice clarification Conjunctive contradiction contrary dated Degree dialectal earlier England enthusiastic fairly followed followed␣by form former introduce Introducing more Nonstandard Now Obsolete on␣the on␣the␣contrary preceded precisely prefer preferably preference Prior qualification quicker quickly Somewhat specify surname than the Used Used␣to usually

9 English words from 18 foreign definitions

algo Antes certaine Liever para que ser Sin tanto

28 foreign words from 18 foreign definitions

Ao␣invés Assez Bastante bien contrário de␣préférence duda invés Légèrement le␣mieux más meio mejor mieux passablement Piuttosto plutôt poco precisos préférence Preferir quantité Relativement Sin␣duda suffisamment Tamelijk Une volontiers

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

rathers Rathers rathered rathering ratheripe ratherish Ratherism Rathergate ratheripes Ratherisms rather␣than

25 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Prathers Strathern acerathere Stratherns ultratherm aceratheres interathere intratheral parathermic ultratherms aceratheriin interatheres suprathermal aceratheriins interatheriid paratherapist suprathermals interatheriids paratherapists I␣would␣rather␣die supratherapeutic suprathermoclinal extrathermodynamic supratherapeutically sooner␣rather␣than␣later

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Prather

14 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ATH ather- her Her rat Rat RAT 'rat rath Rath rathe Rathe the the-

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

reh tar Tar TAR

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Harter

38 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Arehart barreth charret charter Charter chartre Earhart earther Earther Ehrhart Erkrath farther Gerhart Harbert Harriet Harters Hartert Hartner hartree Hartree Herbart jarreth marreth Prather Raether raither rathers Rathers Rathore Rawreth rayther reareth rechart roareth Terhaar trasher urethra warreth

33 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

arret arrêt arter Arter arthr- ather- earth Earth Erath Harer Harre Harte hater heart Heart Herat Herra Herta rater rathe Rathe rehat rehra retar -rrhea Taher tarre Terah terra Terra thare th'are Thera

23 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

bather Cather eather father Father gather lather mather Mather nather pather rasher rathel Rathes Ratner ratter Ratter rother Rother Ruther Ryther Sather wather

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ather- rater rathe Rathe

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

Raether raither rayther

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