faraway

[fahr-uh-wey]

adjective

1. distant; remote.

   faraway lands.

2. dreamy, preoccupied.

   a faraway look.

faraway

/ ˈfɑːrəˌweɪ /

adjective

1. very distant; remote

2. dreamy or absent-minded

Word History and Origins

Origin of faraway¹

First recorded in 1810–20; far + away

Example Sentences

Instead, imagine that you have actually moved away, to a distant city in a faraway land, and had to make your way among strangers.

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“Cannibals are real,” she replied cautiously, “but there are no cannibals in England. Cannibals live in faraway places.”

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There's no shortage of ideas - including grand designs conceived by those with money and power in faraway capitals.

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The makers of “Predator: Badlands” certainly had themselves a fine time dreaming up freakish sources of danger on a faraway planet.

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A massive slab of ice and snow was nestled among the faraway hills.

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Related Words

• distant 
• far-flung 
• far-off 
• outlying