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Definitions for distant
ˈdɪs təntdis·tant
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Princeton's WordNet
distant(adj)
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"
distant, remote(adj)
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
"a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
aloof, distant, upstage(adj)
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
distant, remote, removed(adj)
separate or apart in time
"distant events"; "the remote past or future"
distant, remote(adj)
located far away spatially
"distant lands"; "remote stars"
Wiktionary
distant(Adjective)
far off
distant(Adjective)
emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings
Ever since the trauma she has been totally distant to me.
Webster Dictionary
Distant(adj)
separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away
Distant(adj)
far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives
Distant(adj)
reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner
Distant(adj)
indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance
Distant(adj)
not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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.]
Entomology
Distant
remote from: standing considerably apart.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'distant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3293
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'distant' in Adjectives Frequency: #456
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of distant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of distant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of distant in a Sentence
A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savor of it. Let him act like the clever archers who, designing to hit the mark which yet appears too far distant, and knowing the limits to which the strength of their bow attains, take aim much higher than the mark, not to reach by their strength or arrow to so great a height, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to hit the mark they wish to reach.
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.
If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand
God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.
We see but dimly through the mists and vapors Amid these earthly damps What seem to us but sad, funeral tapers May be heaven's distant lamps.
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- بعيدArabic
- йыраҡ, алыҫBashkir
- далёкіBelarusian
- отдалечен, далеченBulgarian
- distantCatalan, Valencian
- vzdálený, dalekýCzech
- anghysbell, oeraidd, pellWelsh
- fjernDanish
- entfernt, fern, abstehend, distanziertGerman
- απόμακρος, μακρινόςGreek
- foraEsperanto
- distante, huraño, a distanciaSpanish
- دورPersian
- etä-, syrjäinen, etäinen, kauko-Finnish
- éloigné, distant, lointainFrench
- iomallach, fad àsScottish Gaelic
- מרוחקHebrew
- दूरHindi
- հեռավորArmenian
- jauhIndonesian
- fjarlægurIcelandic
- distanteItalian
- 辺鄙, 遠隔, 遠いJapanese
- შორეული, დაშორებულიGeorgian
- 원격, 먼Korean
- attāls, tāls, nomaļšLatvian
- दूरMarathi
- ဝေးကွာBurmese
- afstandelijk, in de verte, verDutch
- odległy, dalekiPolish
- distantePortuguese
- lontanRomansh
- departeRomanian
- далёкий, отдалённый, дальнийRussian
- ďalekýSlovak
- avlägsenSwedish
- uzak, mesafeli, soğukTurkish
- يىراقUyghur, Uighur
- далекийUkrainian
- دورUrdu
- yiroqUzbek
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