far
Distant; remote in space.
Adjective 4 meanings
Distant; remote in space.
“He went to a far land.”
Remote in time.
“the far far future”
Long.
More remote of two.
“See those two mountains? The ogre lives on the far one.”
Adverb 2 meanings
To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.
“You have all come far and you will go further.”
Very much; by a great amount.
“He was far richer than we'd thought.”
Noun 1 meaning
Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai.
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FAR at a glance
FAR has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + R 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #277 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with far
All rhymes- AFAR7
- INSOFAR10
- SHOFAR12
- SOFAR8
- ZAFFAR21
- OVERFAR13
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