Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miles away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: miles -away
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming.

British usage

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mile, away.

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does miles away mean?: Not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming.

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