farness
nounEtymology From Middle English fernesse, from Old English feornes (“farness, distance”), equivalent to far + -ness.
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Usually The state of being far off, or the degree to which something is far; distance, span; remoteness
- If I look from a mountain, the things seen are vast in height and breadth, in proportion to the farness of the horizon.1918, William James, The Principles of Psychology, page 217:
- It's about the same farness from Cambry …1980, Russel Hoban, Riddley Walker, Expanded edition (SciFi), published 1998, →ISBN:
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- […] the view of presidential power asserted by the administration of George W. Bush stands out for the farness of its far-reaching scope: […]2008, Lincoln Caplan, “Who Cares About Executive Supremacy?”, in American Scholar, volume 77, number 1, page 20:
- Synonyms
- awayness, distance, remoteness, remove