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Distant Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Distant? [adj] far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities" [adj] far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times" [adj] separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" [adj] far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness" [adj] remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Distant: aloof \| away(p) \| deep \| extreme \| far \| faraway \| far-flung \| loosely knit \| nonadjacent \| out-of-town \| remote \| removed \| removed(p) \| reserved \| ulterior \| yon \| yonder Related Terms \| Find terms related to Distant: above all that \| aloof \| apart \| apathetic \| arrogant \| asunder \| at a distance \| away \| backward \| barely audible \| bashful \| blank \| bored \| careless \| ceremonious \| chilled \| chilly \| cold \| constrained \| cool \| decrescendo \| detached \| dim \| discreet \| disinterested \| disparate \| dissimilar \| distal \| divergent \| diverse \| exclusive \| exotic \| expressionless \| faint \| faint-voiced \| far \| far off \| faraway \| farfetched \| far-flung \| far-off \| feeble \| forbidding \| forced \| formal \| frigid \| frosty \| gentle \| guarded \| half-heard \| haughty \| heedless \| icy \| impassive \| impersonal \| improbable \| inaccessible \| incurious \| indifferent \| indistinct \| insociable \| insouciant \| introverted \| isolated \| listless \| long-distance \| long-range \| low \| mindless \| modest \| murmured \| obscure \| off \| offish \| Olympian \| outlying \| out-of-the-way \| phlegmatic \| pianissimo \| piano \| proud \| quite another thing \| regardless \| remote \| removed \| repressed \| reserved \| restrained \| reticent \| retired \| retiring \| rigid \| scarcely heard \| secluded \| seclusive \| secret \| separated \| sequestered \| shrinking \| shy \| soft \| soft-sounding \| soft-voiced \| solitary \| something else again \| standoff \| standoffish \| stiff \| stolid \| strained \| subaudible \| subdued \| suppressed \| unaffable \| unalike \| unapproachable \| unclear \| uncompanionable \| unconcerned \| uncongenial \| undemonstrative \| unequal \| unexpansive \| unfriendly \| ungenial \| uninquiring \| uninterested \| uninvolved \| unlike \| unmindful \| unsimilar \| various \| weak \| weak-voiced \| whispered \| withdrawn See Also \| Distant In Webster's Dictionary \Dis"tant\, a. [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.

Distant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Distant?

[adj] far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities"
[adj] far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times"
[adj] separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
[adj] far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"
[adj] remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"

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Distant In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis"tant\, a. [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.

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