faraway

adjective

far·​away ˈfär-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce faraway (audio)
1
: lying at a great distance : remote
faraway lands
2
: dreamy, abstracted
a faraway look in her eyes

Examples of faraway in a Sentence

My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands. growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
As grandpa was inking billion-dollar deals in faraway gleaming cities built in deserts, his daughter Tiffany gave birth to a baby boy, her first child, the president's 11th grandchild. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 May 2025 So, while things in Pittsburgh are up in the air, Crosby continues to play at a high level for Canada in a faraway land. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 14 May 2025 Are customers coming from far away? Small-business owners should ask whether customers are coming from faraway areas. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Eclectica Co-Production Companies: Vertigo Countries: Croatia, Slovenia On a faraway Dalmatian island in the 1920s Pogana, a woman from the inlands, is sold to be the new wife of a widowed sailor with five children. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for faraway

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of faraway was in 1735

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Faraway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faraway. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

faraway

adjective
far·​away ˌfär-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce faraway (audio)
1
: remote entry 1 sense 1, distant
faraway lands
2
: preoccupied sense 1, dreamy
a faraway look

More from Merriam-Webster on faraway

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!