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distant

distant

224 2.8
Far away in space, not near you
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɪstənt/
: lejano
  • The development along Queens Road was distant from the industrial portion of the village.
  • more distant
  • travel to distant places
  • distant places

Imagining that was a mountain, a distant mountain, my goal.

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Examples

  • Very far away in a distant Galaxy.

  • Why are mercury levels going up in a place as distant as Greenland?

    Academic text (2012)
  • It's because we work somewhere distant from where we live.

  • You have a friend who comes from a distant land.

  • The mountains and rivers are distant and far; the road goes on and on.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We're seeing distant galaxies or distant stars with our eyes.

  • And the longer it stares, the fainter and more distant objects you can see.

  • Although the Andromeda Galaxy is distant, it can be seen with the unaided eye.

    Academic text (1991)
  • I skirt around the brush and the wetland and head toward a distant rise lined with low cedars.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The distant mountains were covered in snow, shining brightly under the sun.

Synonyms

far
vsdistant
416 1.0

At a great distance in space or time

is limited to physical separation in space rather than time
remote
vsdistant
303 3.6

Far away from towns and people

is general about separation by distance, not specifically about isolation
far-off
vsdistant
80 4.2

Very far away in place or time

is about being far away but does not stress extreme distance
faraway
vsdistant
35 2.8

Far from here in place or time

is about being physically separated by great distance in space
far-flung
vsdistant
14 6.3

Distant places spread over a very wide area

focuses on single separation by distance rather than scattered distribution

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Near in space, time, or degree

∞ 1.0

At a short distance in space or time

108 3.8

Next to something, often sharing a border or edge

Compounds

7.2

A hope that seems unlikely to come true

How Distant

remote
303 3.6
distant
224 2.8
close
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

distant positive
distanter comparative
distantest superlative

Morphology

distant = distance (transparent) = distance + ant

The adjective is clearly derived from the noun 'distance' with the adjectival suffix '-ant', yielding the meaning 'far'.

Etymology

Distant comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and stand 'to stand', so something that 'stands apart' is far away in space.