distant
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin distans, present participle of distare (“to stand apart, be separate, distant, or different”), from di-, dis- (“apart”) + stare (“to stand”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
distant (comparative more distant, superlative most distant)
- far off (physically, logically or mentally)
- We heard a distant rumbling but didn't pay any more attention to it.
- She was surprised to find that her fiancé was a distant relative of hers.
- His distant look showed that he was not listening to me.
- emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings
- Ever since the trauma she has been totally distant to me.
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Translations [edit]
far off
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emotionally unresponsive
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External links [edit]
- distant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- distant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- distant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan [edit]
Adjective [edit]
distant m, f (masculine and feminine plural distants)
Related terms [edit]
French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
distant m (feminine distante, masculine plural distants, feminine plural distantes)
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
distant
- third-person plural present active indicative of distō
Romansch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin distāns, present participle of distō, distāre (“stand apart, be distant”).
Adjective [edit]
distant m f distanta, m plural distants, f plural distantas)
