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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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(Definition of afar from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of afar. afar. Vision is a mode of de-distancing that brings things that are not at hand nearer from their remoteness, and renders beings accessible even from afar. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
The meaning of AFAR is from, to, or at a great distance. How to use afar in a sentence.
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.
If something's off at a distance, you can describe it as being afar. You might write a letter to your pen pal in Japan, and say, "This note comes to you from afar."
AFAR definition: from a long distance: . Learn more.
Definition of afar adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define afar. afar synonyms, afar pronunciation, afar translation, English dictionary definition of afar. n. pl. Afar or A·fars 1. A member of a people of Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. 2. The Cushitic language of the Afar. adv. From, at, or to a great...
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.
See a - 1 (perh. also a - 2 for the meaning "from''), far. A•far (ä′ fär), n., pl. A•fars, A•fa•ra (ə fär′ ə), (esp. collectively) A•far for 1. Language Varieties a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
