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–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.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME dista(u)nt (< AF) < L distant- (s. of distāns, prp. of distāre to stand apart), equiv. to di- di-² + stā- stand + -nt- prp. suffix

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—Related forms

dis·tant·ly, adverb

dis·tant·ness, noun

—Synonyms 4. cool, withdrawn.

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dis·tant Audio Help (dĭs'tənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Separate or apart in space.
2. Far removed; remote: distant lands.
Coming from or going to a distance: a distant sound; a distant telephone call.
Far removed or apart in time: the distant past; distant events.
Far apart in relationship: a distant cousin.
Minimally similar: a distant likeness.
Far removed mentally: distant thoughts.
Aloof or chilly: a distant smile.

[Middle English distaunt, from Old French, from Latin distāns, distant-, present participle of distāre, to be remote : dis-, apart; see dis- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

dis'tant·ly adv.

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distant
adjective
1.	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" [ant: close]
2.	far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" [ant: close]
3.	remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: aloof]
4.	separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
5.	located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars"

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ˈdistant1 adjective

far away or far apart, in place or time
Example: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.

Arabic:	بَعيد، قاصٍ، ناءٍ
Chinese (Simplified):	远的
Chinese (Traditional):	遠的
Czech:	vzdálený
Danish:	fjern; langt fra
Dutch:	ver, verafgelegen
Estonian:	kauge
Finnish:	kaukainen
French:	éloigné
German:	entfernt
Greek:	μακρινός
Hungarian:	távol(i)
Icelandic:	í tiltekinni fjarlægð; fjarlægur
Indonesian:	jauh
Italian:	lontano

Japanese:	遠い
Korean:	먼, 떨어진
Latvian:	tāls; attāls
Lithuanian:	tolimas, nutolęs
Norwegian:	fjern, langt fra hverandre, *mellom; fra
Polish:	odległy
Portuguese (Brazil):	distante
Portuguese (Portugal):	distante
Romanian:	îndepărtat
Russian:	далёкий
Slovak:	vzdialený
Slovenian:	oddaljen
Spanish:	distante, alejado, lejos (de)
Swedish:	avlägsen, fjärran, långt bort
Turkish:	uzak, uzakta

ˈdistant2 adjective

not close
Example: a distant relation

Arabic:	ذو قرابَةٍ بَعيدَه
Chinese (Simplified):	疏远的
Chinese (Traditional):	疏遠的
Czech:	vzdálený
Danish:	fjern
Dutch:	ver
Estonian:	kauge
Finnish:	kaukainen
French:	éloigné
German:	zurückhaltend
Greek:	μακρινός
Hungarian:	távol(i)
Icelandic:	fjarskyldur
Indonesian:	jauh
Italian:	distante, a distanza*

Japanese:	遠縁の
Korean:	(관계·촌수가) 먼
Latvian:	attāls
Lithuanian:	tolimas
Norwegian:	fjern
Polish:	daleki
Portuguese (Brazil):	distante
Portuguese (Portugal):	distante
Romanian:	îndepărtat
Russian:	дальний
Slovak:	vzdialený
Slovenian:	daljnji
Spanish:	distante
Swedish:	avlägsen
Turkish:	uzak, yakın akrabası olmayan

ˈdistant3 adjective

not friendly
Example: Her manner was rather distant.

Arabic:	بارِد، مُتَحَفِّظ
Chinese (Simplified):	冷淡的
Chinese (Traditional):	冷淡的
Czech:	odměřený, rezervovaný
Danish:	fjern
Dutch:	afstandelijk
Estonian:	eemalehoiduv
Finnish:	etäinen
French:	distant
German:	zurückhaltend
Greek:	ψυχρός, απόμακρος
Hungarian:	tartózkodó
Icelandic:	óvingjarnlegur, kuldalegur
Indonesian:	tidak ramah
Italian:	distante

Japanese:	よそよそしい
Korean:	친근감이 없는
Latvian:	atturīgs
Lithuanian:	šaltas, santūrus
Norwegian:	fjern, utilnærmelig, avmålt, forbeholden
Polish:	sztywny, chłodny
Portuguese (Brazil):	distante
Portuguese (Portugal):	distante
Romanian:	distant
Russian:	сдержанный
Slovak:	odmeraný
Slovenian:	hladen
Spanish:	distante, frío
Swedish:	avmätt, distanserad
Turkish:	soğuk, mesafeli

See also: distance

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