Definitions for Distant
ˈdɪs təntdis·tant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. distantadjective

   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. distant, remoteadjective

   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. aloof, distant, upstageadjective

   remote in manner

   "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

4. distant, remote, removedadjective

   separate or apart in time

   "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

5. distant, remoteadjective

   located far away spatially

   "distant lands"; "remote stars"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distantadjective

   far off

2. distantadjective

   emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings

   Ever since the trauma she has been totally distant to me.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distantadjective

   Etymology: distans, Latin.

   1. Remote in place; not near.

   The wond’rous rock the Parian marble shone,
   And seem’d to distant sight of solid stone. Alexander Pope.

   Narrowness of mind should be cured by reading histories of past ages, and of nations and countries distant from our own. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   The senses will discover things near us with sufficient exactness, and things distant also, so far as they relate to our necessary use. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   2. Remote in time either past or future.3. Remote to a certain degree; as, ten years, ten miles distant.4. Reserved; sly.5. Not primary; not obvious.

   It was one of the first distinctions of a well bred man to express every thing obscene in modest terms and distant phrases, while the clown clothed those ideas in plain homely terms that are the most obvious and natural. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distant

   Distant is defined as far away in terms of space or time. It can also refer to having a lack of emotional closeness or direct relevance to something. Overall, it represents a significant separation or difference from something or someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distantadjective

   separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away

2. Distantadjective

   far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives

3. Distantadjective

   reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner

4. Distantadjective

   indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance

5. Distantadjective

   not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity

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1. Distant

   Distant is the final posthumous album by Champaign, Illinois indie rock band Sarge. Released in 2000 on Mud Records, it features three demo versions of unreleased songs, six live songs, three cover songs, and two solo acoustic numbers by lead singer Elizabeth Elmore.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distant

   dis′tant, adj. at a certain distance: remote, in time, place, or connection: not obvious: indistinct: reserved in manner.—adv. Dis′tantly. [Fr.,—L. distans, -tantis—dis, apart, stans, stantis, pr.p. of stāre, to stand.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Distant

   remote from: standing considerably apart.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Distant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3293

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Distant' in Adjectives Frequency: #456

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Anagrams for Distant »

1. dantist

How to pronounce Distant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Distant in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Distant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Distant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Distant in a Sentence

1. Rainer Maria Rilke:

   Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it , you will live along some distant day into your answers.

2. Johan Wolfgang von Goethe:

   The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities, but to know that there is someone who, though distant, thinks and feels with us -- this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.

3. Air Force Secretary Deborah James:

   We've kind of learned some lessons from the not-too-distant past about what happens when you don't keep stressing affordability, affordability, affordability.

4. President Trump:

   I like them both very much. I'll be making my endorsement and recommendation to the great people of Texas in the not-so-distant future. I told Texas that Sleepy Joe would be against guns, oil, and God, and I was right !

5. Alaska President Barack Obama:

   The science is stark, it is sharpening, and it proves that this once-distant threat is now very much in the present.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Distant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Distant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Distant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Distant
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Distant
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Distant
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=Distant
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Distant