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dis⋅tant
[dis-tuh
nt]
–adjective
| 1. | far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often fol. by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here. |
| 2. | apart or far off in time: distant centuries past. |
| 3. | remote or far apart in any respect: a distant relative. |
| 4. | reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial: a distant greeting. |
| 5. | arriving from or going to a distance, as a communication, journey, etc.: I have here a distant letter from Japan. |
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Distant
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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Language Translation for : distant
Spanish:
distante, alejado, lejos (de),
German:
entfernt,
Japanese:
遠い
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