What does distant mean?

Definitions for distant
ˈdɪs təntdis·tant

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word distant.

Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Distantadjective

    Etymology: distans, Latin.

    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.

    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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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, -tantisdis, apart, stans, stantis, pr.p. of stāre, to stand.]

Entomology

  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

How to pronounce distant?

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. Lujan Grisham:

    The imperative for all of us to remain home and physically distant has not changed. It is even more crucial for New Mexicans in the northwestern region. But what is happening in the northwest could happen in any part of our state. We must remain vigilant.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    America does not have the luxury of withdrawing from the world, our security, and our prosperity, and our values demand that we remain engaged and involved in -- often distant places.

  3. Chloe Winant:

    Alachua County students know that layered mitigation strategies work, if they washed their hands before they touch the material, if Alachua County students keep socially distant, then that's going to allow Alachua County students to keep learning.

  4. Mark Coggins, "The Immortal Game" (novel):

    Carbon atoms on a distant planet rearranged themselves into DNA, microorganisms formed, grew backbones, swam around the ocean, mutated into amphibians and crawled onto dry land—and finally a cab appeared at the mouth of the alley.

  5. Mark Weber:

    Last year, 55 percent of children were released to a parent, 36 percent were released to a close family member and the remaining 9 percent were released to a distant or non-relative sponsor.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

distant#1#9085#10000

Translations for distant

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for distant »

Translation

Find a translation for the distant definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"distant." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/distant>.

Discuss these distant definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for distant? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
    A descant
    B aberrate
    C exacerbate
    D flub

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for distant: