faraway

adjective

far·​away ˈfär-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce faraway (audio)
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1
: lying at a great distance : remote
faraway lands
2
: dreamy, abstracted
a faraway look in her eyes

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My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands. growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places
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These songs felt a little like that—a way to peer into other people’s affairs, knowing just enough to feel the illicit thrill of some faraway tryst. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026 King seemed stranded in a faraway world, tortured by a discomfort that no amount of affection could soothe. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Taken together, this one-two punch of planet-hunting means the Milky Way’s faraway bulge will be a data bonanza. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026 Her father, supermarket owner and artist Max Shaye, told bedtime stories of a white horse flying Lin to faraway Candyland. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for faraway

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First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of faraway was in 1816

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faraway

adjective
far·​away ˌfär-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce faraway (audio)
1
: remote entry 1 sense 1, distant
faraway lands
2
: preoccupied sense 1, dreamy
a faraway look
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