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farawayness

farawayness

9.5
A feeling of being far from people or places
  • noun
  • /ˌfɑːrəˈweɪnəs/
translation icon : 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
274 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
farness
vsfarawayness
8.4

The distance between people and places, physical or emotional

is the same meaning presented as an alternative word form
awayness
vsfarawayness
9.9

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

is about general being distant rather than absence from one place

Antonyms

proximity
112 4.2

Nearness in space, time, or relationship

closeness
26 2.8

A warm emotional relationship between people who trust each other

How Distant

farawayness
9.5
distance
739 1.0
closeness
4 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.