distant 音标拼音: [d'ɪstənt]
a . 远的,久远的,远隔的
远的,久远的,远隔的
distant 远端
distant adj 1 :
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance ;
"
distant villages "; "
the sound of distant traffic "; "
a distant sound "; "
a distant telephone call " [
ant : {
close }]
2 :
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "
a distant cousin "; "
a remote relative "; "
a distant likeness ";
"
considerations entirely removed (
or remote )
from politics "
[
synonym : {
distant }, {
remote }] [
ant : {
close }]
3 :
remote in manner ; "
stood apart with aloof dignity "; "
a distant smile "; "
he was upstage with strangers " [
synonym :
{
aloof }, {
distant }, {
upstage }]
4 :
separate or apart in time ; "
distant events "; "
the remote past or future " [
synonym : {
distant }, {
remote }, {
removed }]
5 :
located far away spatially ; "
distant lands "; "
remote stars "
[
synonym : {
distant }, {
remote }]
Distant \
Dis "
tant \,
a . [
F .,
fr .
L .
distans , -
antis ,
p .
pr .
of distare to stand apart ,
be separate or distant ;
dis -
stare to stand .
See {
Stand }.]
1 .
Separated ;
having an intervening space ;
at a distance ;
away .
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1913 Webster ]
One board had two tenons ,
equally distant . --
Ex .
xxxvi .
22 .
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Diana '
s temple is not distant far . --
Shak .
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2 .
Far separated ;
far off ;
not near ;
remote ; --
in place ,
time ,
consanguinity ,
or connection ;
as ,
distant times ;
distant relatives .
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The success of these distant enterprises .
--
Prescott .
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3 .
Reserved or repelling in manners ;
cold ;
not cordial ;
somewhat haughty ;
as ,
a distant manner .
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He passed me with a distant bow . --
Goldsmith .
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4 .
Indistinct ;
faint ;
obscure ,
as from distance .
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Some distant knowledge . --
Shak .
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A distant glimpse . --
W .
Irving .
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5 .
Not conformable ;
discrepant ;
repugnant ;
as ,
a practice so widely distant from Christianity .
Syn :
Separate ;
far ;
remote ;
aloof ;
apart ;
asunder ;
slight ;
faint ;
indirect ;
indistinct .
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1913 Webster ]
136 Moby Thesaurus words for "
distant ":
Olympian ,
above all that ,
aloof ,
apart ,
apathetic ,
arrogant ,
asunder ,
at a distance ,
away ,
backward ,
barely audible ,
bashful ,
blank ,
bored ,
careless ,
ceremonious ,
chilled ,
chilly ,
cold ,
constrained ,
cool ,
decrescendo ,
detached ,
dim ,
discreet ,
disinterested ,
disparate ,
dissimilar ,
distal ,
divergent ,
diverse ,
exclusive ,
exotic ,
expressionless ,
faint ,
faint -
voiced ,
far ,
far off ,
far -
flung ,
far -
off ,
faraway ,
farfetched ,
feeble ,
forbidding ,
forced ,
formal ,
frigid ,
frosty ,
gentle ,
guarded ,
half -
heard ,
haughty ,
heedless ,
icy ,
impassive ,
impersonal ,
improbable ,
inaccessible ,
incurious ,
indifferent ,
indistinct ,
insociable ,
insouciant ,
introverted ,
isolated ,
listless ,
long -
distance ,
long -
range ,
low ,
mindless ,
modest ,
murmured ,
obscure ,
off ,
offish ,
out -
of -
the -
way ,
outlying ,
phlegmatic ,
pianissimo ,
piano ,
proud ,
quite another thing ,
regardless ,
remote ,
removed ,
repressed ,
reserved ,
restrained ,
reticent ,
retired ,
retiring ,
rigid ,
scarcely heard ,
secluded ,
seclusive ,
secret ,
separated ,
sequestered ,
shrinking ,
shy ,
soft ,
soft -
sounding ,
soft -
voiced ,
solitary ,
something else again ,
standoff ,
standoffish ,
stiff ,
stolid ,
strained ,
subaudible ,
subdued ,
suppressed ,
unaffable ,
unalike ,
unapproachable ,
unclear ,
uncompanionable ,
unconcerned ,
uncongenial ,
undemonstrative ,
unequal ,
unexpansive ,
unfriendly ,
ungenial ,
uninquiring ,
uninterested ,
uninvolved ,
unlike ,
unmindful ,
unsimilar ,
various ,
weak ,
weak -
voiced ,
whispered ,
withdrawn
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DISTANT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DISTANT is separated in space : away How to use distant in a sentence
DISTANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DISTANT definition: 1 far away: 2 part of your family but not closely related: 3 far away in the past or future: Learn more
DISTANT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com Distant definition: far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed byfrom ) See examples of DISTANT used in a sentence
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DISTANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe someone as distant, you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly He found her cold, ice-like and distant He is direct and courteous but distant
Distant - definition of distant by The Free Dictionary Define distant distant synonyms, distant pronunciation, distant translation, English dictionary definition of distant adj 1 a Separate or apart in space b Far removed; remote: distant lands 2 Coming from or going to a distance: a distant sound; a distant telephone
What does distant mean? - Definitions. net Distant is defined as far away in terms of space or time It can also refer to having a lack of emotional closeness or direct relevance to something Overall, it represents a significant separation or difference from something or someone Distant is the final posthumous album by Champaign, Illinois indie rock band Sarge
distant, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word distant, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the word distant? How is the word distant pronounced? Where does the word distant come from?
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DISTANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary DISTANT meaning: 1 far away: 2 part of your family but not closely related: 3 far away in the past or future: Learn more