Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
↔️ Space between 🌄 Far place 🙅 To withdraw 🧊 Lack of closeness ⏳ Time gap 🏃 To move ahead
distance

distance

201 1.1
A place far away that you can see
  • noun
  • /ˈdɪstəns/
: lejanía
  • If they could traverse these incredible distances, would their first action be aggression?
  • seem from a distance
  • some distance away
  • long-distance

And off in the distance you see a herd of cows.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • But his rest was disturbed when, in the distance, he heard thunder that grew ever louder.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Way off in the distance, I see a patrol ship.

  • My greatest fear is that there will be more distance between us.

  • I feel like I can kind of hear them in the distance playing something.

  • The words are hard to write even at a safe distance from the reality of the event.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • And off in the distance you see a herd of cows.

    Evan Carmichael

  • Even from a distance, you can tell she's alive.

    This Could Be the Night (1957)

  • They are so cute from a reasonable distance.

    Madagascar (2005)

  • Suddenly, a strange sound can be heard in the distance, a metallic humming, growing louder.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • In the distance, a beautiful sunset painted the sky with vibrant colors.

Antonyms

nearness
4 1.0

The state of being close in place, time, or feeling

Idioms

to be within striking distance
3 4.7

Close enough to get what you want soon

to keep one's distance (from)
4.2

To stay away from people or things to avoid close contact

Compounds

long-distance
82 3.4

That goes over a large distance for travel, sport, or relationships

long-distance
36 3.0

A telephone call to a place far away that may cost more

long distance
35 3.2

A phone call to a place far away that costs extra

long-distance call
16 2.3

A phone conversation with someone in another area that costs extra

striking distance
10 5.1

A short distance close enough to reach a goal, like a summit or victory

middle distance
3 3.7

The part of a picture or view between things near you and things far away

long-distance runner
2 2.7

A person who takes part in races over long distances like marathons

distance vision
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Being able to see things clearly from far away

healthy distance
1 4.2

A space between people that keeps them comfortable and respected

mean distance
  • Specialized
1 8.5

Average of the farthest and nearest distances of a planet or satellite from the body it orbits

focal distance
  • Specialized
1 5.2

The distance from a lens or mirror to the point where parallel light rays meet

angular distance
  • Specialized
1 8.2

The angle between two objects as seen from one place, measured in degrees

hyperfocal distance
  • Specialized
1 9.1

Distance from the camera lens to the nearest point that looks sharp when the lens is focused very far away

angular distance
  • Specialized
8.3

The angle between two vectors that shows how different they are

skip distance
  • Specialized
9.9

The shortest distance from a radio transmitter where radio waves bounced by the ionosphere can be picked up

How Close

point-blank
29 6.0
nearby
358 1.0
distance
201 1.1

Surface Forms

distance singular
distances plural

Etymology

Distance comes from the Latin distare 'to stand apart', which helps explain the phrase 'in the distance'. So something 'in the distance' is a place or figure that stands far away from you.