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4-letter words (3 found)

FART,FRAT,RAFT,

3-letter words (8 found)

AFT,ARF,ART,FAR,FAT,FRA,RAT,TAR,

2-letter words (4 found)

AR,AT,FA,TA,

You can make 15 words from fart according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of fart

fart afrt frat rfat arft raft fatr aftr ftar tfar atfr tafr frta rfta ftra tfra rtfa trfa artf ratf atrf tarf rtaf traf

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Definitions and meaning of fart

fart

Etymology

From Middle English ferten, farten, from Old English feortan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-.

The noun is from Middle English fert, fart, from the verb.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: färt, IPA(key): /fɑːt/
  • (General American) enPR: färt, IPA(key): /fɑɹt/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t

Verb

fart (third-person singular simple present farts, present participle farting, simple past and past participle farted)

  1. (informal, impolite, intransitive) To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
    Synonyms: beef, blow off, break wind, cut one loose, cut the cheese, flatulate, toot, pass gas, pass wind; see also Thesaurus:flatulate
  2. (informal, impolite, intransitive, usually as "fart around") To waste time with idle and inconsequential tasks; to go about one's activities in a lackadaisical manner; to be lazy or over-relaxed in one's manner or bearing.
    Synonyms: futz, fool around, fool about
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To emit (fumes, gases, etc.).

Usage notes

This term, although considered somewhat impolite, is not generally considered vulgar. It once was, and there still may be some that do consider it to be, so it is best avoided in polite discourse.

Translations

Noun

fart (plural farts)

  2. (informal, impolite) An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus. [from 15th c.]
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Miller's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3806-3810:
  3. (colloquial, impolite, derogatory) An irritating person; a fool.
  4. (colloquial, impolite, derogatory, potentially offensive) (usually as "old fart") An elderly person; especially one perceived to hold old-fashioned views.
  5. (Maine) One who is inflexibly meticulous.

Synonyms

  • (emission of gases): See Thesaurus:flatus

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Anagrams

  • FRTA, RTFA, TRAF, frat, raft, traf

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fartus. Compare Spanish harto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfart]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈfaɾt]
  • Rhymes: -aɾt

Adjective

fart (feminine farta, masculine plural farts, feminine plural fartes)

  1. stuffed
  2. fed up

Derived terms

  • afartar
  • fartaner

Further reading

  • “fart” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vart, cognate with Dutch vaart, German Fahrt, Old Norse ferð. Doublet of færd (“journey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /farˀt/, [ˈfɑˀd̥]

Noun

fart c (singular definite farten, plural indefinite farter)

  1. (uncountable) speed
    Synonym: (non-technical contexts) hastighed
    Mange trafikulykker sker på grund af for høj fart. ― Many accidents happen because of excessive speed.
  2. (physics) speed (magnitude of velocity, if seen as a vector)
  3. (sailing) trip; journey; trade.
    Der er en stigning i antallet af farter mellem Asien og Europa. ― There is an increase in the number of trades between Asia and Europe.
    At være på farten. ― To be on the move.

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • “fart” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

Probably from Norwegian fart (“travel, velocity, speed”), from Middle Low German vart, Old High German vart, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz. Related to German Fahrt (“journey, ride”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faʁ/

Noun

fart m (plural farts)

  1. wax (for skis)

Derived terms

  • fartage
  • farter

Further reading

  • “fart”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

far +‎ -t

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɒrt]
  • Hyphenation: fart

Noun

fart

  1. accusative singular of far

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish fart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /far̥t/
  • Rhymes: -ar̥t

Noun

fart f (genitive singular fartar, no plural)

  1. (informal) speed
    Það er nú meiri fartin á þér, drengur! ― My, you sure seem to be in a hurry, son!

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German vart, related to fare (“fare, travel”).

Noun

fart f or m (definite singular farta or farten, indefinite plural farter, definite plural fartene)

  1. velocity, speed
    Synonyms: hastighet, tempo
  2. movement, motion
    Synonyms: bevegelse, gang
  3. transportation
    Synonyms: ferdsel, reise, tur
  4. high speed, vigor, drive
    Synonyms: driv, fres, liv
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fart

  1. past participle of fare

References

  • “fart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “fart” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German vart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑrt/

Noun

fart f or m (definite singular farten or farta, indefinite plural farter or fartar, definite plural fartene or fartane)

  1. speed, velocity
  2. movement, motion
  3. transport, transportation, traffic

Derived terms

References

  • “fart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • vart

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fardi, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz, whence also Old English fierd, Old Norse ferð.

Noun

fart f

  1. trip
  2. ride

Descendants

  • German: Fahrt

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fahrt, from Middle High German fart, from Old High German vart, from Proto-West Germanic *fardi, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fart/
  • Rhymes: -art
  • Syllabification: fart

Noun

fart m inan

  1. (colloquial) luck
    Synonym: szczęście
    Antonyms: niefart, pech
  2. (colloquial) fluke; stroke of luck
    Synonyms: fuks, łut szczęścia

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • fart in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fart in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vart, from Old Saxon fard. Cognate with Swedish färd, Dutch vaart, German Fahrt.

Pronunciation

Noun

fart c

  1. speed

Usage notes

  • As a suffix in certain compounds (listed separately below) this word takes on the meaning of "road", "ramp" or "journey", just like German Fahrt or Swedish färd, rather than the standalone meaning of speed. Similar compounds with the suffix -färd exist, with slightly different meaning.
  • In many compounds and in more formal or scientific use, speed translates to hastighet (“velocity”) rather than fart.

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds with the meaning of road, ramp, or journey

See also

  • fort
  • hastighet
  • kareta

References

  • fart in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • fart in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • fart in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org