distant

dis·tant

 (dĭs′tənt)

adj.

1.

a. Separate or apart in space.

b. Far removed; remote: distant lands.

2. Coming from or going to a distance: a distant sound; a distant telephone call.

3. Far removed or apart in time: the distant past; distant events.

4. Far apart in relationship: a distant cousin.

5. Minimally similar: a distant likeness.

6. Far removed mentally: distant thoughts.

7. Aloof or chilly: a distant smile.

---

[Middle English distaunt, from Old French, from Latin distāns, distant-, present participle of distāre, to be remote : dis-, apart; see dis- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

---

dis′tant·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

distant

(ˈdɪstənt)

adj

1. far away or apart in space or time

2. (postpositive) separated in space or time by a specified distance

3. apart in relevance, association, or relationship: a distant cousin.

4. coming from or going to a faraway place: a distant journey.

5. remote in manner; aloof

6. abstracted; absent: a distant look.

[C14: from Latin distāre to be distant, from dis-¹ + stāre to stand]

ˈdistantly adv

ˈdistantness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dis•tant

(ˈdɪs tənt)

adj.

1. far off or apart in space; remote.

2. apart or far off in time.

3. remote in any respect: a distant relative.

4. reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial.

5. arriving from or going to a distance.

[1350–1400; < Latin distant-, s. of distāns, present participle of distāre to stand apart =di- di-² + stāre to stand]

dis′tant•ly, adv.

dis′tant•ness, n.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
	2.	distant - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" remote close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
	3.	distant - remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" aloof, upstage reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
	4.	distant - separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" removed, remote far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
	5.	distant - located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" remote far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

distant

adjective

1. far-off, far, remote, removed, abroad, out-of-the-way, far-flung, faraway, outlying, afar the war in that distant land
far-off close, near, neighbouring, nearby, handy, adjacent, at hand, adjoining, nigh, just round the corner, proximate, within sniffing distance (informal)

2. faint, vague, dim, uncertain, obscure, hazy, indistinct Last year's drought is a distant memory.

3. remote, slight, indirect He's a distant relative.

4. reserved, cold, withdrawn, cool, formal, remote, stiff, restrained, detached, indifferent, aloof, unfriendly, reticent, haughty, unapproachable, standoffish He's direct and courteous, but distant.
reserved warm, friendly, intimate

5. faraway, blank, abstracted, vague, absorbed, distracted, unaware, musing, vacant, preoccupied, bemused, oblivious, dreamy, daydreaming, absent-minded, inattentive There was a distant look in her eyes.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

distant

adjective

1. Far from others in space, time, or relationship:

far, faraway, far-flung, far-off, remote, removed.

Idiom: at a distance.

2. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner:

aloof, chill, chilly, cool, offish, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

بارِد، مُتَحَفِّظبَعِيدبَعيد، قاصٍ، ناءٍذو قرابَةٍ بَعيدَه

vzdálenýodměřenýrezervovaný

fjernlangt fra

entferntfernweitläufigzurückhaltendabstehend

απομακρυσμένος

fora

lejanodistantefríolejosremoto

etä-etäinenkaukainenkauko-syrjäinen

distantéloignélointain

udaljen

fjarskyldurí tiltekinni fjarlægî; fjarlæguróvingjarnlegur, kuldalegur

distanteparente lontanovasto

遠い離れた

먼

afgelegenin de vertever

fjernlangt fra hverandreutilnærmeligavmålt

odległy

distante

отдаленный

oddaljen

avlägsen

ห่างไกล

uzakuzaktayakın akrabası olmayanmesafelisoğuk

xa

冷淡的在远处的疏远的遥远的

distant

[ˈdɪstənt] ADJ

1. (in space) [country, land] → distante, lejano; [star, galaxy] → lejano, remoto; [sound] → lejano
the nearest hospital was 200km distant → el hospital más cercano se hallaba a 200km (de distancia)
the school is 2km distant from the church → la escuela está a 2km (de distancia) de la iglesia
as Neptune is so distant from the sun → como Neptuno está tan lejos del sol
in a distant part of the country → en una remota región del país
we could hear distant thunder → se oían truenos lejanos or en la distancia
we had a distant view of the sea → veíamos el mar a lo lejos

2. (in time) [future, past, ancestor] → lejano
in the distant future → en un lejano futuro
in the not too or very distant future → en un futuro no demasiado or no muy lejano
last summer's drought is a distant memory → la sequía del verano pasado es ya un recuerdo lejano
in the distant past → en un lejano pasado, en un pasado remoto
at some distant point in the future → en algún momento del futuro lejano
a distant prospect → una remota posibilidad

3. (= not closely related) [relative, cousin] → lejano; [connection] → remoto

4. (= aloof) [person, manner, voice] → distante
he is courteous but distant → es cortés pero distante
to become distant → volverse distante
she became increasingly distant towards him → se distanció cada vez más de él

5. (= removed) all this seems so distant from the Spain of today → todo esto parece muy alejado de la realidad española de hoy, todo esto parece no tener nada que ver con la España de hoy
Steve gradually became more distant from reality → poco a poco, Steve se iba alejando cada vez más de la realidad
he has become somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations of the department → se ha distanciado un tanto de las operaciones diarias del departamento

6. (= distracted) [person, look] → ausente
there was a distant look in her eyes → tenía la mirada ausente or ida

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

distant

[ˈdɪstənt] adj

(= far away) [place] → lointain(e), éloigné(e)
in the distant future → dans un avenir lointain
in the distant past → il y a bien longtemps

(= distantly related) [relative, relation, cousin] → éloigné(e)

(= cold) [person, manner] → distant(e)

(= vague) [memory] → lointain(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

distant

adj

(in space) horizon, land, region, mountains → fern; galaxies → weit entfernt; sound → entfernt; relative, resemblance → entfernt; with views of the distant mountains → mit Aussicht auf die Berge in der Ferne; we had a distant view of the church → wir sahen die Kirche in der Ferne; he is somewhat distant from the day-to-day operations → er hat mit dem täglichen Betrieb ziemlich wenig zu tun; I felt so distant from her → ich fühlte mich so weit weg von ihr; to come or finish a distant second/third (to somebody/something) (in race, competition) → weit abgeschlagen auf dem zweiten/dritten Platz (hinter jdm/etw) landen; profits came a distant second to preserving jobs → Gewinne lagen an zweiter Stelle, weit hinter der Arbeitsplatzerhaltung

(in time, age) past, future → fern; memory → entfernt, schwach; days → weit zurückliegend; it’s a distant prospect (fig) → es liegt noch in weiter Ferne; in the not too or very distant future → in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft

(= reserved) person, voice → distanziert; they are emotionally distant from their families → sie haben ein emotional distanziertes Verhältnis zu ihren Familien

(= distracted) person, look, mind → abwesend; there was a distant look in her eyes → sie hatte einen abwesenden Blick

adv (in time, space) → entfernt; a mile distant from our house → eine Meile von unserem Haus entfernt; dawn was still an hour distant → es war noch eine Stunde bis zum Morgengrauen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

distant

[ˈdɪst/ənt] adj (gen) → lontano/a; (country) → distante, lontano/a; (likeness) → vago/a, lontano/a (fig) (aloof, manner, person) → distaccato/a
in the distant past/future → nel lontano passato/futuro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

distance

(ˈdistəns) noun

1. the space between things, places etc. Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London? afstand, distansie مَسافَه разстояние distância vzdálenost die Entfernung distance; afstand απόστασηdistancia vahemaa فاصله؛ مسافت etäisyys distanceמרחק दूरी razmak, udaljenost táv(olság) jarak fjarlægð distanza 距離 거리 atstumas, nuotolis attālums; atstatums jarak afstandavstand, strekning, distanseodległość واټن، فاصله، ليرې ځاې مخالفت، موړه، تفوق، سړه وضع distância distanţă расстояние vzdialenosť razdalja udaljenost sträcka, avstånd, distans ระยะห่าง mesafe, uzaklık 距離 відстань; дистанція دوری، دو اشیا کے درمیان کا فاصلہ khoảng cách 距离

2. a far-off place or point. We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance. op 'n afstand على بُعد، مَكان بَعيد дистанция distância dálka entfernt i det fjerne; på afstand στο βάθος, σε ή από μακρινή απόσταση distancia, a lo lejos kaugus نقطه یا جای دور kaukainen kohde lointainרחוק सुदूर स्थान udaljenost messzeség, távolság kejauhan fjarski lontananza 遠方 원거리 toluma, tolis tāliene; tālums kejauhan verte det fjerne, punkt langt borte, avstanddal, oddalenie ليرې ځاې distância depărtare даль diaľka daljava daljina fjärran, avstånd, håll จุดหรือบริเวณที่อยู่ไกล uzak bir yer/nokta 遠處 віддаль; далечінь دور دراز جگہ khoảng cách xa 远处

ˈdistant adjective

1. far away or far apart, in place or time. the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school. afstand, distansie بَعيد، قاصٍ، ناءٍ далечен distante vzdálený entfernt fjern; langt fra μακρινόςdistante, alejado, lejos kauge دور؛ دوردست kaukainen éloignéרחוק सुदूर udaljen távol(i) jauh í tiltekinni fjarlægð; fjarlægur lontano 遠い 먼 tolimas, nutolęs tāls; attāls jauh ver, verafgelegen fjern, langt fra hverandre/mellom; fraodległy ليرې، تو پير لرونكى، سوړ (غير صميمى) distante îndepărtat далёкий vzdialený oddaljen dalek avlägsen, fjärran, långt bort ห่างไกล uzak, uzakta (指地方或時間)遙遠的 віддалений; далекий زمانی یا مکانی لحاظ سے دور xa trong không gian hay thời gian （时间或空间）遥远的

2. not close. a distant relation. veraf ذو قرابَةٍ بَعيدَه далечен distante vzdálený zurückhaltend fjern μακρινόςdistante kauge دور etäinen éloignéרחוק दूरस्थ dalek, otuđen távol(i) jauh fjarskyldur distante, a distanza 遠縁の (관계가) 먼 tolimas attāls renggang verfjerndaleki لیړی distante îndepărtat дальний vzdialený daljnji dalek avlägsen ไกล uzak, yakın akrabası olmayan 疏遠的 далекий دور کا عزیز không gần gũi 疏远的

3. not friendly. Her manner was rather distant. terughoudend, koel بارِد، مُتَحَفِّظ сдържан distante odměřený, rezervovaný zurückhaltend fjern ψυχρός, απόμακροςdistante, frío eemalehoiduv سرد؛ نچسب etäinen distant מְסוּיָג जान-पहचान distanciran, hladan tartózkodó tidak ramah óvingjarnlegur, kuldalegur distante よそよそしい 냉담한 šaltas, santūrus atturīgs dingin afstandelijk fjern, utilnærmelig, avmålt, forbeholdensztywny, chłodny سرد distante dis­tant сдержанный odmeraný hladen suzdržan avmätt, distanserad ไม่คุ้นเคย soğuk, mesafeli 冷淡的 стриманий, холодний غیریت آمیز lạnh nhạt 冷淡的

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

distant

→ بَعِيد vzdálený fjern entfernt απομακρυσμένος distante, lejano kaukainen distant udaljen distante 離れた 먼 afgelegen fjern odległy distante отдаленный avlägsen ห่างไกล uzak xa 在远处的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009