DISTANT

distant, remote

(adjective) located far away spatially; “distant lands”; “remote stars”

distant, remote, removed

(adjective) separate or apart in time; “distant events”; “the remote past or future”

distant

(adjective) 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

(adjective) 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

(adjective) remote in manner; “stood apart with aloof dignity”; “a distant smile”; “he was upstage with strangers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

distant (comparative more distant, superlative most distant)

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.

Synonyms

• (far off): faraway; see also distant

• (emotionally unresponsive): aloof, cold

Anagrams

• Dantist

Source: Wiktionary


Dis"tant, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. See Stand.]

1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. One board had two tenons, equally distant. Ex. xxxvi. 22. Diana's temple is not distant far. Shak.

2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives. The success of these distant enterprises. Prescott.

3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner. He passed me with a distant bow. Goldsmith.

4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. Some distant knowledge. Shak. A distant glimpse. W. Irving.

5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.

Syn.

– Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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