distant
Meaning
- Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
- Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.
Synonyms
far-away
far apart
not near
long way
very far
long way off
distance assimilation
at a distance
far-away far-flung
distant place
further away
not present
not frank
arm’s length
almost out of sight
still further
back-country
far away from
cursory paltry
indifferent not intinate
in the distance
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪstənt/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English distaunt, from Old French distant, from Latin distāns.
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