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distant

[ dis-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. 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.

  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.

    Synonyms: ,

  5. arriving from or going to a distance, as a communication, journey, etc.:

    I have here a distant letter from Japan.



distant

/ ˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. far away or apart in space or time
  2. postpositive separated in space or time by a specified distance
  3. apart in relevance, association, or relationship

    a distant cousin

  4. coming from or going to a faraway place

    a distant journey

  5. remote in manner; aloof
  6. abstracted; absent

    a distant look

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱ٲԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈ徱ٲԳٲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 徱tԳ· adverb
  • 徱tԳ·Ա noun
  • v·徱tԳ adjective
  • over·徱tԳ· adverb
  • ܲȴ-徱tԳ adjective
  • quasi-徱tԳ· adverb
  • ܱt·徱tԳ adjective
  • ܲ·徱tԳ adjective
  • un·徱tԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of distant1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English dista(u)nt, from Anglo-French, from Latin distant-, stem of 徱Բ “standing apart,” present participle of “to stand apart,” from di- di- 2 + “to stand”; stand
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of distant1

C14: from Latin to be distant, from dis- 1+ to stand
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Crystal Palace's current run of form was a distant dream at the beginning of the season.

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After taking that DNA test almost a decade ago, the genealogy company entered her data into its vast family tree, allowing other users to make contact with their genetic relatives – close or distant.

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Ramona is emotionally distant and prone to fearsome outbursts, notably berating Annie for repeatedly miswriting her “r”s on her homework.

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Almost everyone was safe and accounted for, he was told, except for a distant great-aunt who died in Mandalay – and his Oo Oo.

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At the O2, that pain seemed a distant memory, as he careened around the U-shaped stage on roller skates, pulling off a flawless moonwalk, and even freeze-framing in a handstand.

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