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   Dis·tant

   /ˈdist(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. far away in space or time: "distant parts of the world" Similar farawayfar offfarremoteout of the wayoutlyingabroadfar-flungobscureisolatedcut offoff the beaten tracklong agobygoneancientprehistoricantediluvianimmemorialliterary:oldenof yoreawayoffapartseparatedOpposite nearrecent
   • ▪ (after a measurement) at a specified distance: "the star is 30,000 light years distant from Earth"
   • ▪ (of a sound) faint or vague because far away: "the distant bark of some farm dog"
   • ▪ remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship: "a distant acquaintance" Similar remoteindirectslightOpposite close
   • ▪ (of a person) not closely related: "a distant cousin"
   • 2. (of a person) not intimate; cool or reserved: "his children found him strangely distant" Similar aloofreservedremotedetachedunapproachablestandoffishkeeping people at arm's lengthwithdrawnrestrainedreticenttaciturnuncommunicativeundemonstrativeunforthcomingcoolcoldfrigidchillyicyfrostyformalstiffstuffyceremoniousunresponsiveunfriendlyhaughtyforbiddingausteremean-lookingOpposite friendly
   • ▪ remote; abstracted: "a distant look in his eyes" Similar distractedabsentmindedabsentfarawaydetacheddistraitvagueOpposite attentive

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin distant- ‘standing apart’, from the verb distare, from dis- ‘apart’ + stare ‘stand’.

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   1. a. : separated in space : away. a mile distant. b. : situated at a great distance (see distance entry 1 sense 2a) : far-off. a distant galaxy. c. : having a great amount of separation between each other : separated by a great distance from each other : far apart. visiting distant places. distant campuses. : far behind. finished a distant third.

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   DISTANT definition: 1. far away: 2. part of your family but not closely related: 3. far away in the past or future: . Learn more.

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   DISTANT meaning: 1. far away: 2. part of your family but not closely related: 3. far away in the past or future: . Learn more.

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   adjective. far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from ): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here. apart or far off in time: distant centuries past. remote or far apart in any respect: a distant relative. reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial:

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   1. a. Separate or apart in space. b. Far removed; remote: distant lands. 2. Coming from or going to a distance: a distant sound; a distant telephone call. 3. Far removed or apart in time: the distant past; distant events. 4. Far apart in relationship: a distant cousin. 5. Minimally similar: a distant likeness. 6.

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   distant. adjective. /ˈdɪstənt/ Idioms. far away in space or time. the distant sound of music. distant stars/planets. The time we spent together is now a distant memory. (formal) The airport was about 20 kilometres distant. a star 30 000 light years distant from the Earth. (figurative) Peace was just a distant hope (= not very likely).

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   Definitions of distant. adjective. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance. “ distant villages” “the sound of distant traffic” “a distant sound” “a distant telephone call” synonyms: far. located at a great distance in time or space or degree. deep. very distant in time or space. extreme. most distant in any direction. far-flung.