What does thence mean?

thence means "from that place or from there". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thence?

thence has 1 syllable: thence. In IPA it is /ˈðɛns/.

What is another word for thence?

Close synonyms include therefrom, therefrom, thereof, therefore, hence. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thence a common word?

thence is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

thence — meaning, pronunciation and 3 definitions

adverb

3 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
from that place or from there
“proceeded thence directly to college”
“flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow”
“roads that lead therefrom”
Synonymstherefrom
2.
from that circumstance or source
“atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible”
“a natural conclusion follows thence”
“public interest and a policy deriving therefrom”
“typhus fever results therefrom”
Synonymstherefrom thereof
3.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
“therefore X must be true”
“the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory”
“we were young and thence optimistic”
“it is late and thus we must go”
“the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted”
Synonymstherefore hence thus so

Questions about thence

What does thence mean?: thence means "from that place or from there". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in thence?: thence has 1 syllable: thence. In IPA it is /ˈðɛns/.
What is another word for thence?: Close synonyms include therefrom, therefrom, thereof, therefore, hence. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is thence a common word?: thence is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for thence come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

3 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
from that place or from there
“proceeded thence directly to college”
“flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow”
“roads that lead therefrom”
Synonymstherefrom
2.
from that circumstance or source
“atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible”
“a natural conclusion follows thence”
“public interest and a policy deriving therefrom”
“typhus fever results therefrom”
Synonymstherefrom thereof
3.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
“therefore X must be true”
“the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory”
“we were young and thence optimistic”
“it is late and thus we must go”
“the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted”
Synonymstherefore hence thus so

Questions about thence

What does thence mean?: thence means "from that place or from there". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in thence?: thence has 1 syllable: thence. In IPA it is /ˈðɛns/.
What is another word for thence?: Close synonyms include therefrom, therefrom, thereof, therefore, hence. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is thence a common word?: thence is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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