dis|tant

dis|tant
dis|tant «DIHS tuhnt», adjective.
1. far away in space: »

The sun is distant from the earth.

2. away: »

The town is three miles distant.

3. Figurative. far apart in time, relationship, or likeness; not close: »

A third cousin is a distant relative. We may take a trip to Europe in the distant future.

4. Figurative. not friendly: »

She gave him only a distant nod.

SYNONYM(S): aloof, reserved.
5. at a distance; from a distance; not near: »

a distant vision, a distant journey. The old man had only a distant memory of the school he attended as a boy.

6. Obsolete. different; diverse.
╂[< Middle French distant, learned borrowing from Latin distāns, -antis, present participle of distāre stand apart < dis- apart + stāre to stand]
–dis´tant|ly, adverb.
–dis´tant|ness, noun.
Synonym Study 1, 2 Distant, far, remote means not near. Distant suggests a considerable space unless the exact measure is stated: »

He lives in a distant city. The city is 10 miles distant from Chicago.

Far suggests a long but somewhat indefinite distance away; remote suggests a long distance from the center of things: »

Vietnam is a far country; to Americans it used to be remote.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dis´tant|ly — dis|tant «DIHS tuhnt», adjective. 1. far away in space: »The sun is distant from the earth. 2. away: »The town is three miles distant. 3. Figurative. far apart in time, relationship, or likeness; not close: » A third cousin is a distant relative …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis´tant|ness — dis|tant «DIHS tuhnt», adjective. 1. far away in space: »The sun is distant from the earth. 2. away: »The town is three miles distant. 3. Figurative. far apart in time, relationship, or likeness; not close: » A third cousin is a distant relative …   Useful english dictionary

  • e´qui|dis´tant|ly — e|qui|dis|tant «EE kwuh DIHS tuhnt», adjective. equally distant: »All points of the circumference of a circle are equidistant from the center. –e´qui|dis´tant|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|qui|dis|tant — «EE kwuh DIHS tuhnt», adjective. equally distant: »All points of the circumference of a circle are equidistant from the center. –e´qui|dis´tant|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • far-dis|tant — «FAHR DIHS tuhnt», adjective. very distant: »far distant stars …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tant — [ tɑ̃ ] adv. et nominal • Xe tan, adv. avec un adj.; lat. tantum I ♦ Adv. de quantité (marquant l intensité) A ♦ Sert avec que, à marquer qu une action ou une qualité portée à un très haut degré entraîne une conséquence. 1 ♦ (1080) TANT QUE. ⇒ …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tant — an·nu·i·tant; arc bou·tant; bla·tant; bla·tant·ly; chan·tant; che·mo·ther·a·peu·tant; con·com·i·tant·ly; con·sul·tant; con·tac·tant; cor·rec·tant; coun·ter·ac·tant; crep·i·tant; deb·u·tant; de·con·ges·tant; de·pil·i·tant; di·ges·tant; di·la·tant; …   English syllables

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  • dis|pu|tant — «DIHS pyu tuhnt, dihs PYOO », noun, adjective. –n. a person who takes part in a dispute or debate: »Behind the debates were fundamentals of supreme importance to the disputants (Newsweek). –adj. disputing …   Useful english dictionary

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