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distant

[dis-tuhnt]

adjective

  1. far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed byfrom ).

    a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.

  2. apart or far off in time.

    distant centuries past.

  3. remote or far apart in any respect.

    a distant relative.

  4. reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial.

    a distant greeting.

    Synonyms: ,
  5. arriving from or going to a distance, as a communication, journey, etc..

    I have here a distant letter from Japan.



distant

/ ˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • distantly adverb
  • distantness noun
  • overdistant adjective
  • overdistantly adverb
  • quasi-distant adjective
  • quasi-distantly adverb
  • ultradistant adjective
  • undistant adjective
  • undistantly adverb
  • ˈ徱ٲԳٱ adverb
  • ˈ徱ٲԳٲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of distant1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English dista(u)nt, from Anglo-French, from Latin distant-, stem of 徱Բ “standing apart,” present participle of “to stand apart,” from di- di- 2 + “to stand”; stand
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of distant1

C14: from Latin to be distant, from dis- 1 + to stand
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“There’s a little bit of a design influence from Stitch in Toothless’ face that makes them feel like they’re distant cousins,” says DeBlois.

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Eventually, technology allows these distant intimates to share a frame.

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Still, the group clung to every sign that Wilson would improve—that the distant gaze would leave his eyes and that his concentration span would lengthen.

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All the talk of departmental budgets and fiscal rules may feel somewhat distant from the cost of food shopping and your finances.

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Instead, they say, the greatest risk is from distant areas, which could produce tsunami of as much as 18 feet above sea level in Alameda.

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