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Dictionary: far-out   (fär'out')
adj. Slang
Extremely unconventional: "all kinds of far-out and unique inventions" (Peter Nissenson).


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adjective

    Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs: extreme, extremist, fanatic, fanatical, rabid, radical, revolutionary, ultra. See concern/unconcern, edge/center, politics.

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1.  Unusual or eccentric; very advanced. for example, Painting blindfolded, that's far out, or Her child-rearing theories are far out.
2.  An interjection meaning "great" or "cool," as in All he could say when he won the lottery was "Far out!" Originally a slang term for daringly creative jazz, this expression has been applied to other art forms and undertakings. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ekstrem, langt væk, som i trance

Nederlands (Dutch)
vreemd, fantastisch, ver weg

Français (French)
adj. - d'avant-garde, super

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) unkonventionell, wunderbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολύ προχωρημένος, (καθομ.) έξοχος

Italiano (Italian)
strano, bizzarro, singolare, strambo, stupendo, fantastico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esquisito, muito bom

Русский (Russian)
странный, оторванный от жизни, экстравагантный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extraño, raro, singular, fantástico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avlägsen, utflippad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
非常遥远的, 走在时代前端的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非常遙遠的, 走在時代前端的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 기발한, 참신한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 風変わりな, いかす, すばらしい, 前衛的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خطأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יוצא דופן, מצויין, חלוץ לפני המחנה‬


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