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farawayness

farawayness

9.5
A feeling of being far from people or places
  • noun
  • /ˌfɑːrəˈweɪnəs/
: lejanía
  • The farawayness of the mountain village only added to its mysterious charm.

Examples

  • The farawayness of the ocean made her feel both peaceful and alone.

  • The artist captured a sense of farawayness in his landscape paintings.

  • She gazed into the distance, lost in the farawayness of her thoughts.

  • The farawayness of the mountains captivated her.

  • His paintings often depict the farawayness of distant lands.

  • In their travels, they often sought the farawayness of remote islands.

  • The book described a sense of farawayness that appealed to her adventurous spirit.

Synonyms

distance
vsfarawayness
201 1.1

A place far away that you can see

describes the state or quality of being far rather than the place itself
remoteness
vsfarawayness
3 4.8

Being far away in place, time, or connection

focuses on physical distance rather than time or relational distance
apartness
vsfarawayness
1 6.7

A state of being separate from other people

is about being far or remote rather than social separation
awayness
vsfarawayness
1 9.9

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

is about general being distant rather than absence from one place
farness
vsfarawayness
1 8.4

The distance between people and places, physical or emotional

is the same meaning presented as an alternative word form

Antonyms

119 4.2

Nearness in space, time, or relationship

28 2.8

A warm emotional relationship between people who trust each other

How Distant

farawayness
9.5
distance
881 1.0
closeness
7 2.3

Surface Forms

farawayness singular
farawaynesses plural

Morphology

farawayness = faraway (transparent) = far + away + ness

Formed from the adjective 'faraway' with the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness', so the meaning (the quality of being distant) is directly derived.

Etymology

Farawayness comes from the simple English parts far ('distant'), away ('at a distance') and the ending -ness ('state' or 'quality'). So, it names the feeling or quality of being distant or remote, like when someone looks at a far place and seems lost in thought.