afar
Miles and miles
Afar means at or from a great distance.
The word is literary and somewhat archaic, appearing mostly in set phrases: from afar, seen from afar.
It suggests romantic or poetic distance rather than mere physical separation: She admired him from afar.
The word survives mainly because those phrases have become fixed expressions.
At great distance
- yonderThat distant place
- distantFar away or aloof
- milesLengths of 5,280 feet
- kilometersMetric distance units
range · stretch · span · gap · separation · expanse · reach · remoteness
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- vistaPleasing distant scene
perspective · silhouette · backdrop · depth · scope · outlook · gaze · view
Separated from others
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- secludedSet apart, private
- outlyingDistant from center
- desolateBleak and abandoned
unreachable · detached · cut-off · godforsaken · hinterland · outpost · wilderness · backcountry
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
separation · apart · absence · watching · gazing · dreaming · unrequited · admiration
faraway
At great distance
kilometers · range · stretch · span · gap · separation · expanse · reach · remoteness · length
horizon
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
vista · perspective · silhouette · backdrop · depth · scope · outlook · gaze · view · distance
isolated
Separated from others
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- secludedSet apart, private
- outlyingDistant from center
desolate · unreachable · detached · cut-off · godforsaken · hinterland · outpost · wilderness · backcountry · frontier
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
nostalgia · separation · apart · absence · watching · gazing · dreaming · unrequited · admiration
- from afar
- Afar TriangleTectonic triple junction region