lointain

French

Etymology

From Old French loingtien, from Vulgar Latin *longitānus, from Latin longē. Compare Italian lontano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lwɛ̃.tɛ̃/

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Adjective

lointain (feminine lointaine, masculine plural lointains, feminine plural lointaines)

1. distant, remote, far-off

Synonyms

• distant
• éloigné

Related terms

• loin
• long

Further reading

• “lointain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.