distant

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dis|tant /d'ɪstənt/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Distant means very far away.
The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.
...the war in that distant land.
≠ nearby
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You use distant to describe a time or event that is very far away in the future or in the past.
There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future...
= faraway
≠ near
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A distant relative is one who you are not closely related to.
He's a distant relative of the mayor...
≠ close
● distantly [ADV] usu ADV -ed
His father's distantly related to the Royal family.
4 [ADJ] v-link ADJ
If you describe someone as distant, you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly.
He found her cold, ice-like and distant...
= aloof
5 [ADJ]
If you describe someone as distant, you mean that they are not concentrating on what they are doing because they are thinking about other things.
There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere.
= faraway

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