A FAR CRY

Definition: A FAR CRY

1. A long distance; -- in allusion to the sending of criers or messengers through the territory of a Scottish clan with an announcement or summons.

Synonyms within Context: A FAR CRY

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Distance	Adverb: far off, far away; afar, afar off; off; away; a long way off, a great way off, a good way off; wide away, aloof; wide of, clear of; out of the way, out of reach; abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond; outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away "; from pole to pole; (over great space); to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth; out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark; a far cry to.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Usage: A FAR CRY

Non-Fiction Usage: A FAR CRY

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Popular back in the 30's and 40’s, today's vinyl flooring (no longer refered to as linoleum) is a far cry from the vinyl flooring grandma had on her kitchen floor. (references)
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Expressions: A FAR CRY

Modern Translation: A FAR CRY

Language		Translations for "A FAR CRY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hebrew		רב �"�"ב�"ל בין לבין (it is a far cry from). (various references)

Hungarian		jó messze vmitől (a far cry from sg, far cry from sg), össze sem hasonlítható vmivel (a far cry from sg, far cry from sg). (various references)

Pig Latin		aay arfay ycray.(various references)

Portuguese		muito longe (a far cry from). (various references)

Spanish		muy lejos (a far cry from, far afield, faraway), dista mucho de (it is a far cry from). (various references)

Turkish		farklı (a far cry from, another, different, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, divergent, diverse, divided, hetero-, incompatible, incongruous, otherwise, unlike, variant, varied), bambaşka (a far cry from, another, disparate, quite another, utterly different). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: A FAR CRY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-f-r-r-y"
	-2 letters: array, carry, farcy.
	-3 letters: afar, carr, fray, racy, raya.
	-4 letters: arc, arf, car, cay, cry, far, fay, fry, ray, rya, yar.
	-5 letters: aa, ar, ay, fa, ya.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-f-r-r-y"
	+2 letters: fragrancy.
	+5 letters: carryforward.
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Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	A Far Cry from Home (1981)
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Expressions using "A FAR CRY": a far cry from ♦ a far cry to ♦ it is a far cry from. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.