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Meaning of 'distant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Distant [ a.]
- Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
- Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
- Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
- Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
- Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.

Meaning of 'distant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . distant [ a]
Meaning (1):
- far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
Example in sentence:
  • a distant cousin;
  • a distant likeness;
  • a remote relative;
  • considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
Meaning (2):
- separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
Example in sentence:
  • a distant sound;
  • a distant telephone call;
  • distant villages;
  • the sound of distant traffic
3 . distant [ s]
Meaning (3):
- remote in manner
Example in sentence:
  • a distant smile;
  • he was upstage with strangers;
  • stood apart with aloof dignity
Meaning (4):
- separate or apart in time
Example in sentence:
  • distant events;
  • the remote past or future
Meaning (5):
- located far away spatially
Example in sentence:
  • distant lands;
  • remote stars

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