afield
/əˈfiːld/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)
adv
On the field.
adv
Out in the open.
Example Sentences
- "This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever."
- "His latest remarks went far afield of any mainstream conception."
- "The Christian movement, forced by adversity to abandon its first home in Jerusalem, reached far afield and swept over all of the civilized world."
- "Whether things could have been different is an open question, and one that would take us far afield from the focus of this book."
- "There were Christians developing notable traditions somewhat away from the Mediterranean and outside the Roman empire, in places like Armenia, or even further afield, in India"
- "My fellow passengers are a mixture of people returning from a day out in the capital, locals doing short hops, and a few (like me) heading farther afield."
Etymology
From Middle English afeld, a-felde, o felde, on felde, from Old English on felde (“afield”, literally “in (the) field”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + field.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more afield (comparative)
most afield (superlative)