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1. (adj.) distant
far off or apart in space; remote.
2. distant
apart or far off in time.
3. distant
remote in any respect:
a distant relative.
4. distant
reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial.
5. distant
arriving from or going to a distance.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < L distant-, s. of distāns, prp. of distāre to stand apart =di-di -2+stāre to stand)
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1. (adj) distant
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"
2. (adj) distant, remote
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
"a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
3. (adj) aloof, distant, upstage
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
4. (adj) distant, remote, removed
separate or apart in time
"distant events"; "the remote past or future"
5. (adj) distant, remote
located far away spatially
"distant lands"; "remote stars"
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1. (adjective) distant
far away; = remote
to travel to distant lands
2. distant
far in time
in the distant past
3. distant
in the not too distant future
fairly soon
In the not too distant future we will own a house.
4. distant
a distant memory
a vague memory from long time ago
5. distant
detached or unfriendly
Her father was a distant figure.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) distant
separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away
2. (adj) distant
far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives
3. (adj) distant
reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner
4. (adj) distant
indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance
5. (adj) distant
not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity
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Sense: far away or far apart, in place or time
the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.
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 Afrikaans: afstand, distansie |
 Arabic: بَعيد، قاصٍ، ناءٍ |
 Bulgarian: далечен |
 Brazilian: distante |
 Czech: vzdálený |
 German: entfernt |
 Danish: fjern; langt fra |
 Greek: μακρινός |
 Spanish: distante, alejado, lejos |
 Estonian: kauge |
 Farsi: دور؛ دوردست |
 Finnish: kaukainen |
 French: éloigné |
 Hebrew: רָחוֹק |
 Hindi: सुदूर |
 Croatian: udaljen |
 Hungarian: távol(i) |
 Indonesian: jauh |
 Icelandic: í tiltekinni fjarlægð; fj |
 Italian: lontano |
 Japanese: 遠い |
 Korean: 먼 |
 Lithuanian: tolimas, nutolęs |
 Latvian: tāls; attāls |
 Malay: jauh |
 Dutch: ver, verafgelegen |
 Norwegian: fjern, langt fra hverandr |
 Polish: odległy |
 Persian: دور؛ دوردست |
 Pashto: ليرې، تو پير لرونكى، سوړ |
 Portuguese: distante |
 Romanian: îndepărtat |
 Russian: далёкий |
 Slovak: vzdialený |
 Slovenian: oddaljen |
 Serbian: dalek |
 Swedish: avlägsen, fjärran, långt |
 Thai: ห่างไกล |
 Turkish: uzak, uzakta |
 Taiwanese: (指地方或時間)遙遠的 |
 Ukrainian: віддалений; далекий |
 Urdu: زمانی یا مکانی لحاظ سے دو |
 Vietnamese: xa trong không gian hay t |
 Chinese: （时间或空间）遥远的 |
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