thence C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ðɛns/ UK /ðɛns/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like dense /ð/ vs /d/ Meanings 1 adv from that place or source; for that reason They sailed to Lisbon and thence onward to the Cape of Good Hope. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · from that place or source;... therefromaccordinglythereforeconsequently ↔ Opposites hencehither Word family Derived forms thenceforththenceforward Related forms hencewhencethitherthen Etymology AI details From Middle English thennes, from Old English thanon ('from there') with an added adverbial -s (genitive ending). thennes Middle English thanon Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thence **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ðɛns/ **IPA (UK):** /ðɛns/ ## Meanings 1. from that place or source; for that reason ## Examples - They sailed to Lisbon and thence onward to the Cape of Good Hope. ## Synonyms - therefrom - accordingly - therefore - consequently ## Antonyms - hence - hither ## Derived Forms - thenceforth - thenceforward ## Related Forms - hence - whence - thither - then ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thennes - Root: thanon ## Etymology From Middle English thennes, from Old English thanon ('from there') with an added adverbial -s (genitive ending). ## AI Etymology Thence is from Middle English thennes, from Old English thanon ('from there') with an added adverbial -s (genitive ending). Important recorded forms include thennes (Middle English) and thanon (Old English). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers from that place or source; for that reason. The wider family includes derived forms such as thenceforth and thenceforward and related words such as hence, whence, thither, and then. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown