Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: far-ness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being far off, or the degree to which something is far; distance, span; remoteness

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If I look from a mountain, the things seen are vast in height and breadth, in proportion to the farness of the horizon."
"It's about the same farness from Cambry …"
"[…] the view of presidential power asserted by the administration of George W. Bush stands out for the farness of its far-reaching scope: […]"

Etymology

From Middle English fernesse, from Old English feornes (“farness, distance”), equivalent to far + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fernesse, feornes

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

farnesses (plural)

Synonyms

awayness distance remoteness remove farawayness

Questions

What does farness mean?: The state of being far off, or the degree to which something is far; distance, span; remoteness
Where does farness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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