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faraway

[ fahr-uh-wey ]

adjective

  1. distant; remote:

    faraway lands.

  2. dreamy, preoccupied:

    a faraway look.



faraway

/ ˈɑːəˌɱɪ /

adjective

  1. very distant; remote
  2. dreamy or absent-minded
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of faraway1

First recorded in 1810–20; far + away
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Emerging generations learned that moral concerns about their country’s engagement in faraway wars meant little to policymakers in Washington.

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But for the church officials and the families at Holy Family Church, the pope was not a distant religious figure in a faraway country, but a daily presence.

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Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.

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He said her client "no longer has to fear" arrest or being sent to a faraway prison "simply because she spoke up for Palestinian human rights".

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A faraway look entered Lady Gaga’s eyes near the end of a conversation I had with her in Santa Monica late last year.

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