distant

  • 1distant — distant, ante [ distɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1361; lat. distans, de distare « être éloigné » 1 ♦ Qui est à une certaine distance. ⇒ éloigné, loin. Ces deux villes sont distantes l une de l autre d environ cent kilomètres. Événements distants (l un de l… …

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  • 2Distant — Dis tant, a. [F., fr. L. distans, antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. [1913 Webster] One board had two tenons,… …

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  • 3distant — DISTÁNT, Ă, distanţi, te, adj. (Despre oameni) Care este de o politeţe rece şi puţin comunicativă în relaţiile cu ceilalţi, care este rezervat; (despre atitudinea, manifestările oamenilor) care exprimă, trădează pe omul distant. – Din fr. distant …

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  • 4distant — distant, far, faraway, far off, remote, removed mean not near or close but separated by an obvious interval especially in space or in time. Distant carries a stronger reference to the length of the interval (whether long or short) than the other… …

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  • 5Distant — may refer to: Distant (album), an album by Sarge Distant (film), the North American title of a Turkish film released as Uzak William Lucas Distant (1845 1922), an English entomologist Distant signal in railway signalling This disambiguation page… …

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  • 6distant — [dis′tənt] adj. [ME distaunt < L distans: see DISTANCE] 1. having a gap or space between; separated 2. widely separated; far apart or far away in space or time 3. at a measured interval; away [a town 100 miles distant] 4. far apart in… …

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  • 7distant — distant, ante (di stan, stan t ) adj. Qui est à une certaine distance, en parlant des lieux. Ces deux villes sont distantes l une de l autre de cent kilomètres. •   Un homme qui était à côté de Josèphe, reçut un coup de pierre qui lui emporta la… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 8distant — late 14c., from O.Fr. distant (14c.), from L. distantem (nom. distans), prp. of distare to stand apart, be remote (see DISTANCE (Cf. distance)). Related: Distantly …

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  • 9distant — [adj1] faraway abroad, abstracted, apart, a piece, arm’s length*, asunder, away, backwoods, beyond range, far, far back, farflung, far off, farther, further, inaccessible, indirect, in the background, in the boonies*, in the distance, in the… …

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  • 10distant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) far away in space or time. 2) at a specified distance. 3) remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship: a distant acquaintance. 4) aloof or reserved. 5) remote; abstracted. DERIVATIVES distantly adverb …

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