faraway look



faraway look

 and far-off look
Fig. an appearance on one's face of having one's mind in another place. Dave had a faraway look in his eyes, so I elbowed him to get his attention. Lisa's face had a far-off look indicating that she was daydreaming.
See also: look

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ShariSHER-ee, SHAR-eeEnglish
Aureliaow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish)Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Danail-Bulgarian
Aaminah-Arabic
Clementineklə-mawn-TEENFrench
Sri-Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Indonesian