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distant
[dis-tuhnt]
adjective
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed byfrom ).
a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
apart or far off in time.
distant centuries past.
remote or far apart in any respect.
a distant relative.
reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial.
a distant greeting.
arriving from or going to a distance, as a communication, journey, etc..
I have here a distant letter from Japan.
distant
/ ˈdɪstənt /
adjective
far away or apart in space or time
(postpositive) separated in space or time by a specified distance
apart in relevance, association, or relationship
a distant cousin
coming from or going to a faraway place
a distant journey
remote in manner; aloof
abstracted; absent
a distant look
Other Word Forms
- distantly adverb
- distantness noun
- overdistant adjective
- overdistantly adverb
- quasi-distant adjective
- quasi-distantly adverb
- ultradistant adjective
- undistant adjective
- undistantly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of distant1
Example Sentences
We then heard a distant sound – from Israeli fighter jets in the sky.
Cosmic rays -- high-energy particles moving close to the speed of light -- are known to arrive from within the Milky Way and from more distant regions of the universe.
This area contains a series of long, shallow grooves set within a landscape of deep valleys, scattered impact craters, and surface textures that point to a distant ice age on the Red Planet.
They argue that transforming food systems requires a new vision that elevates local food producers, preserves cultural food traditions, promotes gender equity, and ensures that economic benefits flow to communities rather than to distant shareholders.
For many Palauans, talk of high-level geopolitical struggle feels distant, yet its ripples are everywhere.
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