fen
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈfen 
: low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds)
fen
2 of 2noun (2)
ˈfən
plural fen
a monetary subunit of the yuan see yuan at Money Table
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- bog
- marsh
- marshland
- mire
- moor
- morass
- muskeg
- slough
- slew
- slue
- swamp
- swampland
- wash
- wetland
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English fenn; akin to Old High German fenna fen, Sanskrit paṅka mud
Noun (2)
Chinese (Beijing) fēn
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1916, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing fen
Geographical Definition
Fen
geographical name
ˈfən
ˈfen
river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in northern China in central Shanxi flowing south-southeast into the Huang River
fen
noun
as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water a day spent trudging through the fens in quest of game birds Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- marsh
- wetland
- swamp
- bog
- slough
- moor
- marshland
- swampland
- muskeg
- wash
- mire
- mud
- slue
- morass
- slew
- swale
- muck
- sludge
- quagmire
- ooze
- gook
- guck
- slime
- slop
- slush