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.

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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

Anagrams for distant »

1. dantist

How to pronounce distant?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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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. Alan Abramowitz:

   If Stacey Abrams wins or even comes close, I think it confirms the view that some of us have held for a while : that New Georgia is becoming a swing state and that in the not-distant future... could be up for grabs in the presidential election.

2. Sanskrit Proverb:

   As far and wide the vernal breeze Sweet odours waft from blooming trees, So, too, the grateful savour spreads To distant lands of virtuous deeds.

3. Scott Sheppard:

   We are very uniform in our sky coverage and can find all types of orbits, yet we seem to only be finding objects with similar types of orbits that are on the same side of the sky, suggesting something is shepherding them into these similar types of orbits, which we believe is Planet X, what makes this result really interesting is that Planet X seems to affect 2015 TG387 the same way as all the other extremely distant Solar System objects. These simulations do not prove that there's another massive planet in our Solar System, but they are further evidence that something big could be out there.

4. David Assael:

   Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all too soon.

5. John McCain:

   A North Korean missile with a nuclear payload capable of striking an American city is no longer a distant hypothetical, but an imminent danger -- one that poses a real and rising risk of conflict.

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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