distant

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin distans, ppr. of distare (to stand apart, be separate, distant, or different) < di-, dis- (apart) + stare (to stand).

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distant (comparative more distant, superlative most distant)

Positive
distant

Comparative
more distant

Superlative
most distant

  1. far off
    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.

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

distant m. (f. distante, m. plural distants, f. plural distantes)

  1. distant
  2. aloof