loin

Meaning

far, distant

Concepts

far

away

distant

far away

off

afar

forth

remote

aside

yonder

at a distance

far off

further

long

afield

out

outside

scarcely

distant place

far-away

far distant

very far away

by far

way off

by

faraway

farther

farthest

Synonyms

lointain

éloigné

au loin

distant

à distance

large

long

de beaucoup

s’éloigner

très loin

beaucoup

davantage

dehors

encore

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lwɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin longē, from the adjective longus (“long, far-off”). Compare Catalan lluny, archaic Spanish lueñe.

Sentences

Loin des logiciels wysiwyg actuels , ces moniteurs ne travaillaient qu'en mode texte .

Far from current wysiwyg software, these monitors only worked in text mode.