FAR CRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does far cry mean? 

• FAR CRY (noun)
  The noun FAR CRY has 2 senses:

1. distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry

2. a disappointing disparity

  Familiarity information: FAR CRY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAR CRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

it's a far cry from here

Hypernyms ("far cry" is a kind of...):

farawayness; farness; remoteness (the property of being remote)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A disappointing disparity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

it was a far cry from what he had expected

Hypernyms ("far cry" is a kind of...):

disparity (inequality or difference in some respect)

 Context examples 

The pale light of the short sunless day was beginning to fade, when a faint far cry arose on the still air.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

But Kuna cocoa is a far cry from the chocolate that most Americans eat.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)