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- pronunciation:
- dI
stihnt
- features:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is distant, it is far away in time or space. If someone is distant from you, they are far away.
At night we can see light from distant stars.The two friends are distant from each other now, but they still message each other on their computers.Dinosaurs walked the earth in the distant past.- synonyms:
- far, faraway, remote
- antonyms:
- close, immediate, near, recent
- similar words:
- outside
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| definition 2: |
When someone is distant, they seem to ignore you or not show any warm feelings toward you.
Elena's grandmother is very warm and friendly, but her grandfather is a little more distant.- synonyms:
- cool, unfriendly
- similar words:
- faraway, formal, frigid, icy, reserved
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| related words: |
extreme, far, outer, stiff |
| derivations: |
distantly (adv.), distantness (n.) |
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