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oblivious, remote (secluded), unapproachable
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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faraway — ► ADJECTIVE 1) distant in space or time. 2) seeming remote; dreamy: a faraway look … English terms dictionary
faraway — [fär′ə wā΄] adj. 1. distant in time, place, degree, etc. 2. dreamy; abstracted [a faraway look] … English World dictionary
faraway — (adj.) also far away, 1816, from FAR (Cf. far) + AWAY (Cf. away) … Etymology dictionary
faraway — [adj] remote, distant absent, abstracted, beyond the horizon, distant, dreamy, far, far flung*, far off, far removed, lost, outlying, preoccupied, quite a ways*, removed, well away; concepts 586,778 Ant. close, near … New thesaurus
faraway — far|a|way [ˈfa:rəweı] adj 1.) [only before noun] literary a long distance away = ↑distant ▪ She dreamed of flying away to exotic faraway places. ▪ faraway noises 2.) a faraway look an expression on your face which shows that you are not paying… … Dictionary of contemporary English
faraway — [[t]fɑ͟ːrəwe͟ɪ[/t]] also far away 1) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A faraway place is a long distance from you or from a particular place. They have just returned from faraway places with wonderful stories to tell. ...photographs of a far away country. Syn:… … English dictionary
faraway — far|a|way [ ,farə weı ] adjective 1. ) showing that you are thinking of something that is not connected with the present situation: a woman with a faraway look in her eyes 2. ) distant from you or from a particular place: exotic faraway places 3 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
faraway — adjective 1 (only before noun) distant: She was lost and alone in a faraway place. | faraway noises 2 a faraway look an expression on your face which shows that you are not paying attention but thinking about something very different … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
faraway — UK [ˌfɑːrəˈweɪ] / US [ˌfɑrəˈweɪ] adjective 1) distant from you or from a particular place exotic faraway places 2) happening a long time before or after the present time in that faraway age 3) showing that you are thinking of something that is… … English dictionary
faraway — adjective 1. very far away in space or time (Freq. 5) faraway mountains the faraway future troops landing on far off shores far off happier times • Syn: ↑far off • Simila … Useful english dictionary
