far-out
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely unconventional or unusual: Describes something that is strikingly different from the norm, often in a creative, avant-garde, or eccentric way.
- Excellent or impressive (dated slang): In informal contexts, it can also mean something is extremely good or cool.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- His new art exhibition is really far-out; it uses holograms and interactive sound.
- My grandparents thought the music of the 1960s was too far-out for their taste.
- (Dated slang) That guitar solo was far-out, man!
Advanced Usage
- "far-out ideas/concepts": Refers to ideas that are very radical, speculative, or ahead of their time.
- The scientist proposed some far-out ideas about time travel.
- "far-out person": Describes an individual with a highly unconventional lifestyle or perspective.
- She's known around town as a far-out person who lives in a geodesic dome.
Variants and Related Words
- Far-outness (noun, informal): The quality of being far-out.
- The far-outness of the design was both praised and criticized.
Synonyms
- Unconventional: Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.
- Avant-garde: New and experimental ideas, especially in the arts.
- Bizarre: Very strange or unusual.
- Offbeat: Unconventional; unusual.
- Outlandish: Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar.
Antonyms
- Conventional: Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
- Mainstream: The ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional.
- Ordinary: With no special or distinctive features; normal.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Out of this world: While similar in meaning to the positive, dated sense of "far-out," this idiom is more commonly used today to mean extraordinarily good.
- This cake is out of this world!
- Out there: Informal phrase meaning unconventional or eccentric.
- His theories are a bit out there, but they're interesting.
Adjective
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informal terms; strikingly unconventional
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