distant
21distant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant , distans, present participle of distare to stand apart, be distant, from dis + stare to stand more at stand Date: 14th century 1. a. separated in space ; away < a mile …
22distant — adj. 1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance (three miles distant from them). 2 remote or far apart in position, time, resemblance, etc. (a distant prospect; a distant relation; a distant… …
23distant — distantly, adv. distantness, n. /dis teuhnt/, adj. 1. far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often fol. by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here. 2. apart or far off in time: distant centuries past …
24distant — adjective 1 FAR AWAY far from where you are now: the distant sound of traffic | Nora gazed at the distant hills. 2 UNFRIENDLY unfriendly and showing no emotion: After the quarrel Susan remained cold and distant. 3 RELATIVE (only before noun) not… …
25distant — adjective 1) distant parts of the world Syn: faraway, far off, far, far flung, remote, out of the way, outlying, extrasolar Ant: near 2) the distant past Syn …
26distant — adjective 1) distant parts of the world Syn: faraway, far off, far flung, remote, out of the way, outlying 2) the distant past Syn: remote, bygone, ancient, prehistoric 3) …
27distant*/ — [ˈdɪstənt] adj 1) far away from the place where you are the distant sound of traffic[/ex] stories from distant countries[/ex] 2) far away in time our ancestors from the distant past[/ex] 3) related, but not in a close way a distant… …
28distant — Mamao, lilo, loa, ha alilo. Also: lipo, māhiloa, monehā, naua, auwaea; iu iu (distant realm, as of the gods); mā iu iu, kō iu iu, ai loa, aia i loa; waiakua, pali loa (fig., aloof); pōlolohuamea. ♦ Distant traveler, imi loa. ♦ Any… …
29distant — adjective 1》 far away in space or time. ↘at a specified distance: the town lay half a mile distant. ↘(of a sound) faint because far away. 2》 remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship. ↘(of a person) not closely related: a… …
30distant — /ˈdɪstənt / (say distuhnt), /ˈdɪstnt/ (say distnt) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by from) far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote. 2. separate or apart in space: a place a kilometre distant. 3. apart or far off in time. 4. far… …
