distant

== English == === Alternative forms === distaunt, dystant, dystaunt (all obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English distaunt, from Old French distant, from Latin distāns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪstənt/ Rhymes: -ɪstənt === Adjective === distant (comparative more distant, superlative most distant) Far off (physically, logically or mentally). Synonyms: faraway; see also Thesaurus:distant Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings. Synonyms: aloof, cold; see also Thesaurus:aloof (television, not comparable) Imported into a cable television system from a different market (and thus possibly incurring a copyright royalty). Antonym: local === Noun === distant (plural distants) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “distant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “distant”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “distant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Dantist == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin distantem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [disˈtan] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [disˈtant] === Adjective === distant m or f (masculine and feminine plural distants) distant Synonyms: llunyà, remot Antonyms: pròxim, proper ==== Related terms ==== distància distar === Further reading === “distant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “distant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “distant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “distant”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin distantem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dis.tɑ̃/ === Adjective === distant (feminine distante, masculine plural distants, feminine plural distantes) distant aloof ==== Related terms ==== distance ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: distant === Further reading === “distant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === distant third-person plural present active indicative of distō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French distant, from Latin distantem. === Adjective === distant m or n (feminine singular distantă, masculine plural distanți, feminine/neuter plural distante) distant, remote ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== distanță == Romansh == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin distantem. === Adjective === distant m (feminine singular distanta, masculine plural distants, feminine plural distantas) (Puter) distant, remote, faraway Synonym: luntaun