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farness

farness

8.4
The distance between people and places, physical or emotional
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑrnəs/
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  • The farness of the mountain made it seem almost unreachable.

Examples

  • The farness of the distant stars fascinated him as he gazed at the night sky.

  • She loved the farness of the ocean view from her balcony.

  • And you need the farness of the Phobos to phobia to pull us back from Alias.

  • FARNESS.

    The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)

Synonyms

distance
vsfarness
274 1.1

A place far away that you can see

expresses the abstract quality of not being close rather than a place
remoteness
vsfarness
3 4.8

Being far away in place, time, or connection

is the basic quality of not being close, not emphasizing time or relation
farawayness
vsfarness
9.5

A feeling of being far from people or places

is the shorter base form without the extra element
awayness
vsfarness
9.9

Not being at a place, for example living in another country

focuses on separation by distance rather than mere absence from a place

Antonyms

proximity
112 4.2

Nearness in space, time, or relationship

nearness
4 1.0

The state of being close in place, time, or feeling

closeness
4 2.3

How near one thing is to another in space

How Far

remoteness
3 4.8
farness
8.4
distance
739 1.0
closeness
4 2.3

Surface Forms

farness singular
farnesses plural

Morphology

farness = far (transparent) = far + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'far' with the productive suffix '-ness' yields the abstract noun meaning 'state of being far', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Farness comes from the simple word far plus the ending -ness, which means 'state' or 'quality'. So, farness is the 'state of being far', which helps you remember it means 'distance' or being 'far away'.