Distant

['dɪst(ə)nt] or ['dɪstənt]

Definition

(adj.) located far away spatially; 'distant lands'; 'remote stars' .

(adj.) separate or apart in time; 'distant events'; 'the remote past or future' .

(adj.) 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' .

(adj.) far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; 'a distant cousin'; 'a remote relative'; 'a distant likeness'; 'considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics' .

Checker: Patty--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.

(a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.

(a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.

(a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.

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

Checker: Vivian

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Remote, far, not near.[2]. Reserved, shy, cold, cool, coy, not cordial.[3]. Slight, faint, indirect, indistinct, obscure.

Inputed by Camille

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Far, remote, aloof, apart, asunder, separate, indistinct, obscure

ANT:Close, near, adjacent, contiguous

Inputed by Carlo

Definition

adj. at a certain distance: remote in time place or connection: not obvious: indistinct: reserved in manner.—adv. Dis′tantly.

Checker: Sophia

Examples

Checker: Sophia

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