distant
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DISTANT
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[more distant; most distant]
:
existing or happening far away in space
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separated by space
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astronomers studying distant galaxies
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They visited all sorts of distant [=far-off] places.
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He finished the race a distant second. [=he was the second person to finish the race but he was far behind the winner]
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The town is about 30 miles distant. [=(more commonly) away]
2
always used before a noun,
[more distant; most distant]
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far away in time
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happening far in the past or far into the future
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In the distant past, dinosaurs roamed the earth.
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The day I left home is now a distant memory.
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the distant future
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We're expecting major changes in the not too distant future. [=soon]
4
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having to do with something that is not related to what is happening where you are or at the present time
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His mind drifted to distant thoughts.
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I remember when the restaurant's opening was nothing more than a distant possibility.
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She has a distant look in her eye. [=the look on her face shows that she is thinking about something that is not related to what is happening now]
5
[more distant; most distant]
somewhat formal
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not friendly or showing emotion
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People did not like her distant manner.
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He was cold and distant.
6
[more distant; most distant]
:
not like someone or something else
— usually + from
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The values of that time seem very distant [=different] from our own.
the dim and distant past
chiefly British
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a time that is so far in the past it is difficult to remember
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I remember the dim and distant past when the town was much smaller.
— distantly
adverb-
We are distantly related to each other.
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She stared distantly out the window.
