Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Separate or apart in space.
- adjective Far removed; remote.
- adjective Coming from or going to a distance.
- adjective Far removed or apart in time.
- adjective Far apart in relationship.
- adjective Minimally similar.
- adjective Far removed mentally.
- adjective Aloof or chilly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Standing or being apart from a given point or place; situated at a different point in space, or, by extension, in time; separated by a distance: as, a point a line or a hair's-breadth distant from another; Saturn is estimated to be about 880,000,000 miles distant from the sun.
- Remote; far off or far apart in space, time, connection, prospect, kind, degree, sound, etc.: as, distant stars; a distant period; distant relatives; a distant hope; a distant resemblance.
- Specifically
- In entomology: Thinly placed or scattered: as, distant punctures, striæ, spines, etc.: opposed to close, contiguous, etc.
- Widely separated, or more separated than usual: opposed to approximate: as, distant eyes (widely separated at the base); distant legs or antennæ.
- Separated by an incisure or joint, as the head and thorax of a beetle.
- Indirect; not obvious or plain.
- Not cordial or familiar; characterized by haughtiness, coldness, or reserve; cool; reserved; shy: as, distant manners.
- Synonyms Removed. Cool, cold, haughty, frigid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
- adjective Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection
- adjective Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty.
- adjective Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
- adjective Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
far off (physically, logically or mentally) - adjective
emotionally unresponsive orunwilling toexpress genuine feelings
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective located far away spatially
- adjective far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
- adjective separate or apart in time
- adjective remote in manner
- adjective separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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To one who charges me with being a distant relative of the chimpanzee, I give the reply of Henry Ward Beecher: 'I don't care how _far distant_.'"
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"I hate the phrase distant third," Mr. Fager said.
CBS Taps Charlie Rose, Gayle King for New Show Christopher S. Stewart 2011
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Real reporters. not “techno sycophants” whose first job was at MacWeek, PCWeek or InfoWorld manage to remain distant from the subject of their stories.
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He paused for a minute, his expression distant and thoughtful.
The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994
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He paused for a minute, his expression distant and thoughtful.
The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994
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He paused for a minute, his expression distant and thoughtful.
The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994
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Mr. ZABIHULLAH�MUJAHED (Spokesman, Taliban): (Foreign language spoken) LAWRENCE: Speaking with NPR by phone this morning, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah�Mujahed said that one of the men was killed and that the body, along with the surviving serviceman, are now in what he called a distant, safe location inside Afghanistan.
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"We're captives to the tyranny of what I call the distant depth, and there is no human access to the site of the spill," said Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, the coordinating commander of a response that includes nearly 8,500 personnel and 260 vessels.
Officials enlist robots to help contain oil gushing in Gulf of Mexico 2010
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The medical effect of alcohol and marijuana, it ` s what we call distant inhibition.
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You know, they're trained not only in camps, but it appears to me that the tapes were used for what we call distant learning.
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