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farness

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from feornes — “farness, distance”
  2. inherited from fernesse

Definitions

  1. The state of being far off, or the degree to which something is far

    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.
    • 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: […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA