Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faraway

/ˈfɑɹəweɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: far-away
IPA: /ˈfɑɹəweɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Not mentally present, as when daydreaming.

noun

One who lives a great distance away.

Example Sentences

"She lived in a faraway village in a faraway land."
"There was a faraway look on his face."
"Suddenly it occurred to Mala why the unsaddlings and the faraway looks. All four of them were expecting something of a fairly long wait."
"The Neighbors, the enviros, the real and the want-to-be cowpokes, the locals and the faraways, the rich and the wishful, the purported miners all said they wanted to buy out Braden."

Etymology

Univerbation of far + away.

Inflected Forms

far away (alternative) far-away (alternative) faraways (plural)

Derived Forms

farawayness

Phrases

far and away far away

Frequently Paired Words

far and away far away

Synonyms

far-flung remote far-off

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce faraway?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɑɹəweɪ/.
What does faraway mean?: Distant.
Where does faraway come from?: Univerbation of far + away.

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