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The meaning of DISTANT is separated in space : away. How to use distant in a sentence.
used to describe someone who does not show much emotion and is not friendly: She seemed cold and distant. Synonyms. aloof. detached (WITHOUT EMOTION) forbidding. offhand. offish UK. remote (NOT FRIENDLY)
Distant definition: far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from). See examples of DISTANT used in a sentence.
Synonyms for DISTANT: away, far, deep, removed, remote, apart, far-off, faraway; Antonyms of DISTANT: close, near, nearby, adjacent, contiguous, nigh, adjoining, warm.
Distant describes something that's far away, like another planet, a ship far out at sea, or the cousin who never calls or shows up for family events. Time, like miles, can make something distant.
used to describe someone who does not show much emotion and is not friendly: She seemed cold and distant. Synonyms. aloof. detached (WITHOUT EMOTION) forbidding. offhand. offish UK. remote (NOT FRIENDLY)
1. far away or apart in space or time. 2. ( postpositive) separated in space or time by a specified distance. 3. apart in relevance, association, or relationship: a distant cousin. 4. coming from or going to a faraway place: a distant journey. 5. remote in manner; aloof. 6. abstracted; absent: a distant look.
Definition of distant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone as distant, you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly. He found her cold, ice-like and distant. He is direct and courteous but distant.
If you describe someone as distant, you mean that they are not concentrating on what they are doing because they are thinking about other things. There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere.
