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distant
[dis-tuhnt]
adjective
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.
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.
a distant greeting.
Synonyms: ,arriving from or going to a distance, as a communication, journey, etc..
I have here a distant letter from Japan.
distant
/ ˈɪəԳ /
adjective
far away or apart in space or time
(postpositive) separated in space or time by a specified distance
apart in relevance, association, or relationship
a distant cousin
coming from or going to a faraway place
a distant journey
remote in manner; aloof
abstracted; absent
a distant look
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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of distant1
Example Sentences
“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.
Eventually, technology allows these distant intimates to share a frame.
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.
All the talk of departmental budgets and fiscal rules may feel somewhat distant from the cost of food shopping and your finances.
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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