latter
Near (or nearer) to the end.
Adjective 2 meanings
Near (or nearer) to the end.
“the latter part of the century”
In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.
“In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.”
Noun 1 meaning
The second of aforementioned two items.
“The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).”
Etymology
From Middle English latter, lattere, lattre, from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Equivalent to late + -er, thus a doublet of later; also, related to last, whose doublet is latest.
Similar and opposite words
LATTER at a glance
LATTER has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (L 1 + A 1 + T 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,628 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with latter
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
One letter away
- MATTER8
- LETTER6
- LITTER6
- BATTER8
- FATTER9
- HATTER9
- PATTER8
- LATTES6
- LATHER9
- NATTER6
- LASTER6
- WATTER9
- LOTTER6
- RATTER6
- TATTER6
- YATTER9
- LATTEN6
- VATTER9
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