Meaning of distant in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈdɪstənt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    distant

    Definitions

    1. remote in manner

    Examples

    • « stood apart with aloof dignity »
    • « a distant smile »
    • « he was upstage with strangers »

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  2. 2. far distant in time

    Examples

    • « distant events »
    • « the remote past or future »
    • « a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times »

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  3. 3. far distant in space

    Examples

    • « distant lands »
    • « remote stars »
    • « a remote outpost of civilization »
    • « a hideaway far removed from towns and cities »

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  4. Qualitative Adjective

    distant

    Etymology

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

    Definitions

    1. separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance

    Examples

    • « the distant past »
    • « distant villages »
    • « the sound of distant traffic »
    • « a distant sound »
    • « a distant telephone call »

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  5. 2. far apart in relevance or relationship

    Examples

    • « a distant cousin »
    • « a distant likeness »

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