awayness
State of departure
Awayness is the quality or state of being away—distant, absent, or removed.
The word is rare, appearing mostly in philosophical or poetic contexts to name the feeling of separation or remoteness: There was an awayness in her eyes, as if she weren't fully present.
It captures psychological distance as much as physical.
Distance from something
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- spanDistance between endpoints
- stretchPull to extend
- lengthMeasure of extent
range · extent · space · interval · expanse · yonder · beyond · afar
Act of leaving another
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
disengagement · departure · leave-taking · withdrawal · removal · distancing · drifting · splitting
Not present, whereabouts unknown
- voidWithout legal effect
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
- gapUnfilled space between
nonattendance · disappearance · lack · nonexistence · omission · gone · departed · vanished
farness
Distance from something
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- spanDistance between endpoints
- stretchPull to extend
length · range · extent · space · interval · expanse · yonder · beyond · afar · removal
parting
Act of leaving another
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
severance · disengagement · departure · leave-taking · withdrawal · removal · distancing · drifting · splitting · going
missing
Not present, whereabouts unknown
gap · nonattendance · disappearance · lack · nonexistence · omission · gone · departed · vanished · withdrawn
isolation
Complete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- withdrawalAct of taking away
hermitage · reclusion · hiding · escape · getaway · refuge · sanctuary · haven · hideaway · respite
awaynesspresence
State of being somewhere
presentness · attentiveness · mindfulness · engagement · awareness
awaynesstogetherness
State of close connection
closeness · presence · connectedness · intimacy · nearness