Located at a great distance; distant or remote.
A compound word formed from Old English 'feor' (far) and 'away,' combining to describe something at a considerable distance. The compound became standardized by the 16th century as a poetic and descriptive term for remote places.
The phrase 'faraway look' describes how your eyes actually focus differently when daydreaming—they dilate and fix on a distant point, which is why people really do look like they're staring at something miles away when lost in thought.
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