awaynessn.

Brit.

/əˈweɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/əˈweɪnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: away adv., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < away adv. + -ness suffix.

rare.

1. The fact or feeling of being at a physical distance from another place.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > state of being at a distance

far-beinga1586

awayness1887

1887 W. James in Mind 12 330 The feeling of depth or distance, of farness or awayness, does actually exist as a fact of our visual sensibility.

1952 K. A. Porter Let. 8 May (1990) vii. 422 Pont-Aven however has the feel and the air of awayness—for one thing, I am the only foreigner here.

2003 E. L. Johnson Home, Maison, Casa i. 39 Sasha lacks all of the markers that render a voyage meaningful; namely, she lacks a ‘home’ in contrast to which she can understand her ‘awayness’.

2. A condition of psychological distance or withdrawal from others or from one's environment.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > detachment or non-participation

distance1609

aloofness1639

distantness1731

non-participation1832

detachment1862

awayness1936

1936 K. O'Brien Mary Lavelle 28 It seemed to him too that some of her first elusiveness, ‘awayness’, was departing.

1942 G. Bateson & M. Mead Balinese Char. 68 Awayness. An obverse of the Balinese love of crowded scenes is their habit of withdrawal into vacancy—letting themselves suddenly slip into a state of mind where they are, for the moment, no longer subject to the impact of inter-personal relations.

1972 W. Samarin Tongues Men & Angels ii. 30 More convincing as evidence of altered states of consciousness are reports of hallucinations, amnesia, ‘awayness’, and acute sensory perception.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	awayness
释义	awaynessn. Brit. /əˈweɪnᵻs/, U.S. /əˈweɪnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: away adv., -ness suffix. Etymology: < away adv. + -ness suffix. rare. 1. The fact or feeling of being at a physical distance from another place. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [noun] > state of being at a distance far-beinga1586 awayness1887 1887 W. James in Mind 12 330 The feeling of depth or distance, of farness or awayness, does actually exist as a fact of our visual sensibility. 1952 K. A. Porter Let. 8 May (1990) vii. 422 Pont-Aven however has the feel and the air of awayness—for one thing, I am the only foreigner here. 2003 E. L. Johnson Home, Maison, Casa i. 39 Sasha lacks all of the markers that render a voyage meaningful; namely, she lacks a ‘home’ in contrast to which she can understand her ‘awayness’. 2. A condition of psychological distance or withdrawal from others or from one's environment. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > detachment or non-participation distance1609 aloofness1639 distantness1731 non-participation1832 detachment1862 awayness1936 1936 K. O'Brien Mary Lavelle 28 It seemed to him too that some of her first elusiveness, ‘awayness’, was departing. 1942 G. Bateson & M. Mead Balinese Char. 68 Awayness. An obverse of the Balinese love of crowded scenes is their habit of withdrawal into vacancy—letting themselves suddenly slip into a state of mind where they are, for the moment, no longer subject to the impact of inter-personal relations. 1972 W. Samarin Tongues Men & Angels ii. 30 More convincing as evidence of altered states of consciousness are reports of hallucinations, amnesia, ‘awayness’, and acute sensory perception. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1887
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