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- DictionaryAfar/ˈafɑː/
noun
- 1. a member of a people living in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.
- 2. the Cushitic language of the Afar, with about 700,000 speakers.
adjective
- 1. relating to the Afar or their language.
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from or at a great distance: from afar People came from afar to see the show. humorous I've never actually spoken to him - I've just admired him from afar. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Distant in space and time. (in) the middle of nowhere idiom. afield. all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom. anywhere.
noun. : a great distance. saw him from afar. Synonyms. Noun. country mile. far cry. long haul. mile. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of afar in a Sentence. Noun the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar. Recent Examples on the Web. Adverb.
Afar definition: from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually followed by off). See examples of AFAR used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. at, from, or to a great distance 2. a great distance (esp in the phrase from afar).... Click for more definitions.
from or at a great distance: from afar People came from afar to see the show. humorous I've never actually spoken to him - I've just admired him from afar. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Distant in space and time. (in) the middle of nowhere idiom. afield. all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom. anywhere.
Afar is a poetic and old-fashioned way to say "far away" or "distant." If your summer visitors have traveled from afar, they've come a long way to see you, and if your boyfriend moves to Australia, you might have to continue your relationship from afar.
1. A member of a people of Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. 2. The Cushitic language of the Afar. [Afar qafár.] a·far. (ə-fär′) adv. From, at, or to a great distance: saw it afar off; traveled afar. n. A long distance: tales from afar. [Middle English afer, from on fer, far, and from of fer, from afar, from Old English feor, far; see far.]
AFAR definition: from a long distance: . Learn more.
Noun. Pronoun. Filter. adverb. From, at, or to a great distance. Saw it afar off; traveled afar. American Heritage. At or to a great distance. Webster's New World. At, to, or from a great distance; far away. He was seen from afar. Wiktionary. Antonyms: near. close. noun. A long distance. Tales from afar. American Heritage. A great distance.
Definition of afar adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
