distant
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): 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.
Origin of distant
1Other words for distant
Other words from distant
- dis·tant·ly, adverb
- dis·tant·ness, noun
- o·ver·dis·tant, adjective
- o·ver·dis·tant·ly, adverb
- quasi-distant, adjective
- qua·si-dis·tant·ly, adverb
- ul·tra·dis·tant, adjective
- un·dis·tant, adjective
- un·dis·tant·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for distant
/ (ˈdɪstənt) /
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
Origin of distant
1Derived forms of distant
- distantly, adverb
- distantness, noun
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