far-offadj.

Brit.

/fɑːˈrɒf/,

/fɑːˈrɔːf/,

/ˈfɑːrɒf/,

/ˈfɑːrɔːf/, U.S.

/ˈfɑˌrɔf/,

/ˈfɑˌrɑf/

Etymology: < far adv. + off adv., formerly written as two words.

1. Far distant, remote.

a. In space.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective]

sideOE

fara1000

ferrenc1160

lungeteync1330

on dreicha1400

yondera1413

widec1425

roomc1443

lontaignec1450

remote1533

distant1549

remotedc1580

disloigned1596

discoasted1598

dissite1600

far-off1600

aloof1608

longinque1614

distantial1648

Atlantic1790

far-distant1793

far-away1816

far-apart1865

way off1871

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 187 Like farre off mountaines turned into clouds.

1645 J. Milton Il Penseroso in Poems 40 I hear the far-off Curfeu sound, Over som wide-water'd shoar.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. vii. 196 The far-off low of cattle.

1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. i. 199 Our far-off friends.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxxii. 357 The far-off places in which he had been wandering.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. viii. 574 Their humble posture of far-off adoration.

b. In time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > distant or remote

longc1405

remote1596

distanta1616

far1646

far-off1850

far-away1851

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam i. 1 Who shall..reach a hand thro' time to catch The far-off interest of tears?

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 69 The far-off result of the working of many minds in many ages.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile i. 18 Those far-off days of Cheops and Chephren.

c. In relationship.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adjective] > distantly

removed1502

great1549

distant1671

far-away1817

far-off1828

far1859

shirttail1875

1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) III. 90 I..am but a far-off kinswoman.

d. Other figurative uses, e.g. of thoughts, looks, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [adjective] > of looks, etc.

wild1599

far-off1849

far-away1881

1849 Hogg's Weekly Instructor New Ser. 3 313/1 The far-off thoughts of earthly love and beauty.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 462 Scarce happy 'neath his far-off moody gaze.

1876 Mr. Gray & his Neighbours II. 41 Alice Gray was very pale, and with that far-off look in her eyes, which those who are to die young have more than others.

1922 C. E. Montague Disenchantment i. 8 The far-off, longed-for ideal of smartness.

1948 L. MacNeice Holes in Sky 21 The Painter's little daughter, far-off-eyed.

1959 T. S. Eliot tr. ‘St.-J. Perse’ Anabasis (rev. ed.) 37 My soul engaged in far-off matters.

2. absol. in the far off: in the distance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > the distance

farness1571

offscape1711

eloinment1716

far-away1823

far-off1866

yonder1939

1866 C. M. Yonge Dove in Eagle's Nest I. xii. 230 There will be freedom in rushing at last into the great far-off!

1884 G. A. Sala Journey due South (1887) i. xxv. 339 The eternal but subdued resonance of Niagara in the far-off.

1932 V. McNabb in God's Way of Mercy (1937) xxi. 186 Faith brings the far-off very near, and makes the very little large.

Derivatives

far-offness n. the state or fact of being far-off, distance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun]

farness1398

remotionc1425

distance1440

longinquityc1550

distancy1597

remoteness1607

removednessa1616

elongation1616

far-offness1873

far-awayness1888

1873 R. S. Candlish Serm. v. 93 My..helpless far-offness from God.

1877 W. H. Mallock New Republic II. iv. ii. 208 But ah! the weariness, the far-offness of it all.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	far-off
释义	far-offadj. Brit. /fɑːˈrɒf/, /fɑːˈrɔːf/, /ˈfɑːrɒf/, /ˈfɑːrɔːf/, U.S. /ˈfɑˌrɔf/, /ˈfɑˌrɑf/ Etymology: < far adv. + off adv., formerly written as two words. 1. Far distant, remote. a. In space. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] sideOE fara1000 ferrenc1160 lungeteync1330 on dreicha1400 yondera1413 widec1425 roomc1443 lontaignec1450 remote1533 distant1549 remotedc1580 disloigned1596 discoasted1598 dissite1600 far-off1600 aloof1608 longinque1614 distantial1648 Atlantic1790 far-distant1793 far-away1816 far-apart1865 way off1871 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 187 Like farre off mountaines turned into clouds. View more context for this quotation 1645 J. Milton Il Penseroso in Poems 40 I hear the far-off Curfeu sound, Over som wide-water'd shoar. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. vii. 196 The far-off low of cattle. 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. i. 199 Our far-off friends. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxxii. 357 The far-off places in which he had been wandering. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. viii. 574 Their humble posture of far-off adoration. b. In time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > distant or remote longc1405 remote1596 distanta1616 far1646 far-off1850 far-away1851 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam i. 1 Who shall..reach a hand thro' time to catch The far-off interest of tears? View more context for this quotation 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 69 The far-off result of the working of many minds in many ages. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile i. 18 Those far-off days of Cheops and Chephren. c. In relationship. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adjective] > distantly removed1502 great1549 distant1671 far-away1817 far-off1828 far1859 shirttail1875 1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) III. 90 I..am but a far-off kinswoman. d. Other figurative uses, e.g. of thoughts, looks, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > abstraction, absent-mindedness > [adjective] > of looks, etc. wild1599 far-off1849 far-away1881 1849 Hogg's Weekly Instructor New Ser. 3 313/1 The far-off thoughts of earthly love and beauty. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 462 Scarce happy 'neath his far-off moody gaze. 1876 Mr. Gray & his Neighbours II. 41 Alice Gray was very pale, and with that far-off look in her eyes, which those who are to die young have more than others. 1922 C. E. Montague Disenchantment i. 8 The far-off, longed-for ideal of smartness. 1948 L. MacNeice Holes in Sky 21 The Painter's little daughter, far-off-eyed. 1959 T. S. Eliot tr. ‘St.-J. Perse’ Anabasis (rev. ed.) 37 My soul engaged in far-off matters. 2. absol. in the far off: in the distance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > the distance farness1571 offscape1711 eloinment1716 far-away1823 far-off1866 yonder1939 1866 C. M. Yonge Dove in Eagle's Nest I. xii. 230 There will be freedom in rushing at last into the great far-off! 1884 G. A. Sala Journey due South (1887) i. xxv. 339 The eternal but subdued resonance of Niagara in the far-off. 1932 V. McNabb in God's Way of Mercy (1937) xxi. 186 Faith brings the far-off very near, and makes the very little large. Derivatives far-offness n. the state or fact of being far-off, distance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] farness1398 remotionc1425 distance1440 longinquityc1550 distancy1597 remoteness1607 removednessa1616 elongation1616 far-offness1873 far-awayness1888 1873 R. S. Candlish Serm. v. 93 My..helpless far-offness from God. 1877 W. H. Mallock New Republic II. iv. ii. 208 But ah! the weariness, the far-offness of it all. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600
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