whither

Toward what place

Whither is an old-fashioned or formal conjunction that combines the ideas of to and where.

In modern usage, where is usually considered adequate to convey the same idea: His pueblo is in the desert, whither he always returns in the winter.

destination

whereabouts

Approximate current position

wheretoTo what place
destinationIntended arrival point
terminusFinal destination point

endpoint · goal · direction · bound · heading · course · way · path · route · journey's end

uncertainty

unknown

Not yet discovered

uncertainNot firmly known
unclearNot easily understood
undeterminedNot yet established

questionable · doubtful · wandering · adrift · aimless · directionless · lost · astray · bewildered · perplexed

decline

obsolescence

State of becoming disused

archaicBelonging to earlier times
antiquatedOld and outdated
forgottenNo longer recalled

disuse · fading · vanishing · dying · moribund · relic · vestige · anachronism · outdated · old-fashioned

Categories

old-fashioned wordsforsooth, hark, betwixt, prithee, verily
Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
Bible Wordsthou, thee, thy, thine, unto
Biblical Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
archaic adverbsanon, betimes, ere, erstwhile, forsooth
archaic Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye

Opposites

direction of movement

whitherwhence

From what source

from where · wherefrom · hence · thence · hither

static vs. dynamic location

whitherwhere

At what place

wherein · hither

temporal-spatial metaphor

whitherwhence

From what source

origins · provenance · source · roots · antecedents

Family

when, what, where, whether, hitherto, henceforth, whence, hither, thither

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G